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Lawmakers approve farm settlement

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature's finance committee approved a $215,000 deal Tuesday between the state Justice Department and a factory farm to settle pollution allegations. According to an analysis by the Legislature's attorneys, the agreement will settle allegations that Kinnard Farms ...

Reward offered in Enbridge arson case

ST. IGNACE — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a reward to anyone with information leading to the identification or arrest of those responsible for a fire in late August at the Enbridge pipeline maintenance shop and storage area in St. Ignace. ATF is ...

Billerud picks new president for North America

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Billerud has tapped Kevin Kuznicki as the new president for Billerud North America. Kuznicki has been with Billerud since 2021 and is already a member of the company’s group management team, as deputy president and general counsel for Billerud North America “I am ...

Kingsford senior in new program to learn about construction trade

KINGSFORD — Kingsford High School senior Lexie Vross has become the first Dickinson County student taking part in the new Construction Connect Upper Peninsula program. Vross is finishing her second year in Susan Sturm’s Mechatronics class at the Dickinson-Iron Tech Center in Kingsford. ...

Challenger wins close race to lead the United Auto Workers union

DETROIT (AP) — A challenger defeated the president of the United Auto Workers in a close election and vowed Saturday to take a more confrontational stance in negotiating with the big automakers. A court-appointed monitor declared challenger Shawn Fain the winner over incumbent Ray Curry. ...

GM wants to test self-driving cars across all of California

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit on Monday asked California for permission to test the cars across the entire state. The GM subsidiary already is running an autonomous ride-hailing service in its hometown of San Francisco after testing for more than two years. It ...