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Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings unhealthy air to Midwest

Smoke from Canadian wildfires hovered over several Midwestern over the weekend, bringing warnings of unhealthy air for at least the third day. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality on Sunday extended an ongoing Air Quality Advisory through today for elevated levels of fine ...

Hospital retirees to meet

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County Hospital retirees and former employees will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Famers restaurant at Pine Mountain Ski & Golf Resort, N3332 Pine Mountain Road, Iron Mountain.

SEC and Big Ten at standstill over football format

ATLANTA (AP) — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey said Monday that despite frequent conversations with Big Ten counterpart Tony Petitti, the two leagues have yet to agree on the College Football Playoff format after this coming season and could leave it at 12 teams. The disagreement doesn't stem from a lack of communication. Sankey said he spoke with Petitti four times last week. "We had a different view coming out of Destin around the notion of allocations," Sankey said. "The Big Ten has a different view. That's fine. We have a 12-team playoff, five conference ...

NBA free agency opens

The Houston Rockets continued their offseason improvements Monday, adding veteran forward Dorian Finney-Smith on a four-year, $53 million deal shortly after the NBA's free agency window officially opened. ESPN first reported the deal, and a person with knowledge of the agreement confirmed the terms to The Associated Press. Houston becomes Finney-Smith's fourth team after stints with Dallas, Brooklyn and the Los Angeles Lakers. He'll be added to a Rockets club that earlier this summer landed Kevin Durant in a blockbuster trade with Phoenix, though that deal cannot receive formal ...

Weather forecast for 6-24-25

Today: Mostly sunny. High near 78. Low about 54. Wednesday: Partly sunny, chance of rain. High near 77. Chance of rain overnight. Low about 56. Thursday: Mostly cloudy, rain likely. High near 69. Low about 59. Friday: Partly sunny. High near 78. Low about 59. Saturday: Mostly sunny. High ...