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Get ready to rumble

CALUMET — Roller Derby season will officially kick off next Saturday with Keweenaw Roller Derby’s season opener taking place May 9 at Calumet Colosseum. KRD will face Mid-State Roller Derby in a 6 p.m. showdown. Formerly Keweenaw Roller Girls, KRD was formed in 2012 and offers and ...

Michigan Senate advances education budget to negotiating table

After passing its full government spending plan for agencies and departments on Wednesday, the Michigan Senate worked Thursday to advance its 2026-27 fiscal year budget for K-12 schools, community colleges and universities. Senate Bill 860, comprising the three main education appropriations ...

Going to the polls

BARAGA — Baraga Area Schools is seeking approval for a sinking fund millage on the May 5 ballot in Houghton and Baraga counties. It would run 10 years from 2027 to 2036 and levy taxpayers three mills ($3.00 per $1,000.) The fund would appropriate tax dollars to construct and repair ...

Marinette HS principal charged

MARINETTE, WI — Marinette High School Principal Justin Bardowski, who lives in Menominee, was recently charged with disorderly conduct and battery after being placed on administrative leave from the school in January. Bardowski, 41, faces one count of battery, a Class A misdemeanor ...

Puppies on parade

HANCOCK — Green means pet, yellow means ask and red means do not touch. These are the core tenants of how pet-consent worked at Copper Shores’s Puppy Parade which took place Wednesday evening in downtown Hancock. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of sexual assault and highlight ...