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Against the grain

HANCOCK — Last Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order changing the vaccine recommendations for early childhood across the U.S. The order would separate the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine into three different injections, spaced out. One local expert is concerned ...

Trial scheduled for Rapid River Man

ESCANABA — A jury trial has been scheduled for November in the case of a a Rapid River man charged with second-degree murder and other felonies in connection with an alleged drunken-driving crash in 2025. David Brandon Abruzzo, 46, faces one felony count of second-degree murder; one felony ...

Florence grad in exhibit at Smithsonian

FLORENCE, Wis. — A 2002 Florence High School graduate has earned a place in one of the nation's most prestigious museums. Space Force Maj. Emily J. Schultz was selected to be featured in a new exhibit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The exhibit ...

Sit-in at Copperwood Mine

GOGEBIC COUNTY — A member of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) has organized a sit-in encampment next to the proposed Copperwood Mine project site, in Gogebic County. The protest was expected to start Friday at 3 p.m. near the North Country Trail parking lot, 20 minutes north of ...

Up on the rooftop

HOUGHTON – Dunkin’s Houghton outlet hosted its second annual Cop on a Rooftop Friday morning to support Special Olympics Michigan athletes. Houghton City Police officers were joined by officers from Hancock City Police Dept, as well as personnel from the Michigan Department of Corrections ...