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State House Appropriations approves UP mine funding

Members of the House Appropriations Committee faced an uproar Wednesday after voting to approve subsidies for a bundle of projects, including a controversial mining project in the Upper Peninsula. Alongside funding for the University of Michigan and Los Alamos National Laboratory to ...

Enbridge pipeline spills 70K gallons of oil in Wisconsin

OAKLAND, Wis. (AP) — Roughly 70,000 gallons of oil from a pipeline spilled into the ground in Wisconsin, officials said. The problem was discovered Nov. 11 in Jefferson County, 60 miles west of Milwaukee, by an Enbridge Energy technician, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported, citing a ...

Kiwanis Ski Club to meet

IRON MOUNTAIN — Kiwanis Ski Club will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the clubhouse. The club is always looking for new members — just show up and introduce yourself.

Lights at the Lake: Lake Antoine Park Partners host open house Sunday

IRON MOUNTAIN — Lake Antoine Park Partners invites the community to the Lights at the Lake open house from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Representatives from some of the displays will be present to greet the drive-by visitors and hand out treats. Kids are to keep on the lookout for Santa, as he ...

Michigan raises speed limits on Carpenter Avenue

IRON MOUNTAIN — The speed limit on Carpenter Avenue in Iron Mountain has been raised to 35 mph under a traffic control order issued by Michigan State Police and the Michigan Department of Transportation — an increase of 10 mph. The limit in Kingsford from Breen Avenue to Hamilton Avenue ...

Sextortion bills triggered by UP case clear the Michigan House

What criminals without conscience intended for shame and destruction has turned into an opportunity for education and compassion, John DeMay said Friday after House Democrats unanimously passed legislation to criminalize sexual extortion and create awareness in schools. In March 2022, ...