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Woman hurt in Delta Co. crash

FAIRBANKS TOWNSHIP — A 47-year-old Garden woman was seriously injured Friday morning after being ejected from her vehicle in a single-vehicle crash in Delta County's Fairbanks Township, according to Michigan State Police. Troopers from the state police post in Gladstone responded to the ...

Florence school 'swatted'

FLORENCE, Wis. — Authorities had to evacuate the Florence County middle/high school building Friday after a bomb and active shooter threat was called into the school, officials said. School personnel reported the threat to Florence County 911 about 10:25 a.m. (CDT), according to a news release from Sheriff Teresa Chrisman. In accordance with established procedures, the building was evacuated, said Christy Larson, Florence County School District administrator. "All students and staff are accounted for and safe," Larson said in a statement posted online later in the morning. "At this ...

A taste of tradition

L’ANSE — Dozens of people participated Saturday in the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community’s (KBIC) Manoomin Wild Rice Camp. The annual events featured a full day of tradition and the preservation of cultural practices. Tribal leadership spent the morning and part of the afternoon instructing ...

Moving ahead

WHITE PINE – White Pine Copper LLC has applied for a mining permit to develop an underground copper and silver mine located at and adjacent to the historic White Pine Mine site in Ontonagon County's Carp Lake Township, according to a statement from the Michigan Department of Environment, ...

Wildfires in the UP

CRAIG LAKE — High winds and persistent dry conditions over the weekend have accelerated two separate wildfires in Baraga and Marquette counties, burning a combined 565 acres and prompting local housing evacuations. According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) both blazes ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for six years, and every holiday now feels less like a celebration and more like a negotiation. My family lives about an hour away. My parents host a big Thanksgiving and Christmas every year with my siblings, nieces, nephews and all the ...