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Northwoods Notebook: ‘Backyard’ count starts Friday

Outdoors

The 29th-annual Great Backyard Bird Count is set to begin Friday and extend through Monday, Feb. 16. It’s easy to participate in this count, as it can be done by watching from a window in the warm comfort of home if you so choose. Unlike the Christmas Bird Count, numbers and species seen ...

Spartans lose another guard to injury

Local Sports

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some sort of discipline for star guard Jeremy Fears is possible as Michigan State coach Tom Izzo deals with another issue in his backcourt: a season-ending foot injury for key transfer Divine Ugochukwu. Izzo said Friday he still was considering benching Fears ...

Outdoors report: Free fishing Feb. 14-15 in Michigan

Outdoors

IRON MOUNTAIN — Next weekend is free fishing weekend in Michigan as all fishing license fees will be waived Feb. 14 and 15. Residents and out-of-state visitors may enjoy fishing on both inland and Great Lakes waters for all species of fish. All fishing regulations still apply. Also, a ...

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National Sports

Milan Cortina Olympics open MILAN (AP) — The unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron Milan Cortina Winter Games have officially been declared open at the conclusion of a ceremony replete with references to Italian icons and culture. This is the most spread-out Olympics in history, with ...

Michigan NRC meetings to be live-streamed

Outdoors

LANSING — Beginning with the Wednesday meeting of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources plans to livestream all NRC meetings in an effort to make it easier for the public to learn about the work of the commission and stay engaged on topics of ...