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Refueling plane crashes in Iraq

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WASHINGTON (AP) — All six crew members of a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting operations against Iran are dead, the U.S. military said Friday, after their plane crashed in western Iraq. The U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, said the crash followed an unspecified ...

‘It only takes a spark’

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HOUGHTON — The Keweenaw Community Sparkplug Awards took place Thursday evening to a sold-out Memorial Union Building Ballroom audience. Eight awards were given out to honor community members and businesses that make an impact. Growth, Customer Service, Innovation and Transformation, Project ...

Dear Annie

Features

Dear Annie: I moved 600 miles away from my hometown 40 years ago, but keeping up a relationship with my parents (who've since passed) and my four siblings was always important to me. Family was paramount to my mother, and she instilled that same value in me. I traveled back home countless ...

3-D toy shop

Life

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Iron Mountain community will welcome a unique new local business as the Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting celebration for LoveBugDesigns.us, a family-owned 3D printing and design shop located in downtown Iron Mountain. Founded by husband-and-wife team Tom and ...

Conservation Officer Appreciation Day

Outdoors

LANSING — In honor of the 250 Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers who swore under oath to faithfully enforce the laws of Michigan and the rules and regulations of the DNR, and who patrol all 83 counties, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed Sunday as Conservation ...

Whitmer seeks additional revenue for environmental cleanups

Outdoors

LANSING — After meeting weeks earlier to discuss Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed budget for the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy for the upcoming fiscal year, members of the House Subcommittee handling EGLE’s appropriations welcomed the department back on ...