Time to dig out

By: Betsy Bloom

The region Monday endured a second day of Blizzard Elsa, with another round of snow, high winds and whiteout conditions that had officials calling for no travel except for emergencies as they struggled to clear roads. Schools, businesses ...

March 17, 2026

Area schools closed Tuesday, March 17

These school districts will remain closed Tuesday, March 17: — Bishop Baraga, Iron Mountain; — Breitung Township; — Florence County; — Forest Park; — Goodman-Armstrong Creek; — Holy Spirit, Norway; — Iron ...

March 17, 2026

The Daily News office closed today

The Daily News office in Iron Mountain will remain closed today, March 17. Other area agencies and businesses that have announced they will not open today include: — Great Lakes Recovery Center; — Meals on Wheels program for Dickinson and ...

March 17, 2026

Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Florida get top seeding for March Madness

By: By EDDIE PELLS

The team that went undefeated in the regular season, racked up more victories than anyone but Duke and Arizona — and fewer losses than any team at all — is anything but your run-of-the-mill basketball behemoth. In fact, Miami (Ohio), ...

March 15, 2026

Skubal strikes out 7 for Detroit in exhibition

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Tarik Skubal struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings for the Detroit Tigers in a 6-1 spring training game win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday rather than make a second start for the United States at the World Baseball ...

March 15, 2026

Harley's overtime goal sinks Red Wings

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DALLAS (AP) — Defenseman Thomas Harley scored 2:05 into overtime to give the streaking Dallas Stars a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist, and Michael Bunting also scored for the ...

March 15, 2026