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Dickinson sets budget calendar for 2025

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County budget requests will be due Sept. 27 under a calendar adopted Monday as officials expect to learn next week how much health insurance rates might rise. County Controller Brian Bousley said he’s prepared for a worst-case increase of up to 15% for 2025. ...

High heat, humidity make for dangerous conditions in Midwest

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FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair sought relief from soaring temperatures under misters Monday while some Midwestern schools dismissed classes early or called off sports practices. Highs approaching the century mark combined with oppressive humidity to made ...

Gravel creates traffic hazard on Waucedah Road

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IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County Road Commission is seeking information on who or what might have been responsible for throwing a substantial amount of gravel onto Waucedah Road near Hamilton Lakes early Saturday. The commission was notified that a UTV or ATV had cast the gravel from an ...

Evers, DNR propose new set of PFAS drinking water standards

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Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources introduced a proposed new set of standards for the allowable amount of PFAS in the state’s drinking water Monday. The action brings Wisconsin’s standards in line with the federal government’s. PFAS, also known as ...

Michigan GOP picks judge as Supreme Court nominee

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FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans nominated Circuit Court Judge Patrick O’Grady for one of two open Supreme Court seats Saturday after a prominent attorney, who faces felony charges of trying to illegally access and tamper with voting machines after the 2020 election, dropped out of ...

Green Party’s Jill Stein to remain on Wisconsin ballot

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will remain on the ballot in the crucial swing state of Wisconsin after the state Supreme Court decided on Monday not to hear a Democratic challenge seeking to oust her. Democrats are concerned that third-party candidates ...