Stock indexes closed mostly lower Tuesday as the market delivered a downbeat finish on the final day of another milestone-shattering year on Wall Street. The S&P 500 gave up an early gain to finish down 0.4%. The benchmark index, which set 57 record highs in 2024, racked up a 23.3% gain ...

In November, the world's most powerful democracy elected as its next president a man who schemed to overturn its last presidential election. A month later, South Koreans swarmed their legislature to block their president's attempt to impose martial law. The contrast sums up a year that tested ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — When John Nowicki decided to purchase equipment for the playground at Heights Park in Niagara — commonly known as the “Purple Park” — he didn’t envision it becoming an initiative to expand the playgrounds in the city. It started a couple years ago when he was ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Part-time staffing to support Dickinson County Fair operations will be on the agenda for new county commissioners in 2025 after the fair board voted 6-5 Monday to recommend John Degenaer Jr. for a vacant secretary-office manager position. The fair board’s action came ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — The School District of Niagara is working to ensure students have many options available to pursue post-high school career goals. Some of these include expanded technical education, more dual enrollment courses for earning college credits and the Phoenix Program connection ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Senior centers in Dickinson County will receive no increased property tax allocations in 2025, but about $35,000 is being held in reserve, according to County Controller Brian Bousley. After meeting with representatives of senior centers and the Dickinson-Iron Community ...