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Niagara survey responses due

NIAGARA, Wis. — More responses are needed to a confidential survey being conducted to determine if the city of Niagara is considered low to moderate income. In October, each household should have received an income survey in the mail, with a reminder sent in November. The purpose is to ...

7 days until Christmas

Staff, residents and family members at Freeman Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Kingsford decorated Christmas cookies on Tuesday. From left are Deb Uren, Mary Lacey, Marvin Weslin, Lisa Loar, Lois Larson, Katie Pleau, Judy Johnson, Desi Juul and Cathy Olsen. Have an idea for a good ...

Police chief says motive for school shooting a ‘combination of factors’

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The motive for a shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded others at a Wisconsin school appears to be a "combination of factors," a police chief said Tuesday as he appealed to the public to share what they might know about the 15-year-old girl who attacked ...

Free Christmas meals offered in region

IRON MOUNTAIN — Free meals for Christmas will be available in Norway, Kingsford and Iron River. Grace Methodist Church of Norway will provide a free community meal for takeout from 5 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the church parking lot. The menu will include pork chops, mashed potatoes, squash ...

IM receives preliminary estimates on roundabouts

IRON MOUNTAIN — Adding two roundabouts and a new signalized intersection to improve traffic safety on the south U.S. 2 corridor would come at a cost of roughly $16 million, according to a preliminary report from the Michigan Department of Transportation. Iron Mountain City Manager Jordan ...

Teacher, teen killed in Madison school shooting

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A 15-year-old student killed a teacher and another teenager with a handgun Monday at a Christian school in Wisconsin, terrifying classmates including a second grader who made the 911 call that sent dozens of police officers rushing to the small school just a week before ...