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Garden woman seriously injured in Fairbanks Township crash

Local News October 13, 2026

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 Fairbanks Township, according to Michigan State Police. Troopers from the state police post in Gladstone responded to the crash site at approximately 8:15 a.m. Friday 9 on II Road near II Lane, said Lt. Ben Eckola, Eighth District public information officer. According to the preliminary investigation, the woman was traveling along II Road when she lost control of her vehicle and crashed. She was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected ...

Anthropic's Claude AI submits a false tip on a Philadelphia unsolved homicide case

National News October 13, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false tip to a Philadelphia police website about an unsolved homicide case, authorities and Anthropic said. It's the latest example of AI models acting in unintended ways and manipulating government and other websites ...

Efforts to contain two wildfires in the Upper Peninsula continue

Community October 13, 2026

UPPER PENINSULA — The two wildfires in the Upper Peninsula — in Negaunee Township and north of Craig Lake — continue to burn. The fires were both spotted by a DNR pilot in the afternoon of Friday Oct. 9. Efforts to contain the fires are still underway. The Michigan DNR released new ...

Daggett man pleads no contest to CSC charges

Crime October 13, 2026

MENOMINEE COUNTY – A Daggett man who faced almost a dozen counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) alongside his fiancé has entered a plea. Travis Scott Thiry, 45, was initially charged with 11 felony counts of first-degree CSC involving a person under the age of 13; one ...

Giant pumpkins battle for heavyweight glory and the world record in California

National News October 13, 2026

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Giant pumpkin growers and their massive gourds will converge on Monday in Northern California for an annual pumpkin-weighing contest, competing for the top prize and a chance to challenge the world record set just last week in England. At least 30 growers of giant pumpkins have signed up for the 53rd World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, south of San Francisco, said event spokesman Ronan Fowler. Among the participants is four-time champion Travis Gienger, a horticulture teacher from Minnesota, whose winning streak ended last year ...

Elon Musk quietly becomes biggest known donor in midterm contests as he tries to save Republicans

National News October 13, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk, the world's only trillionaire, has quietly become the biggest known donor in this year's midterm elections, doling out more than $276 million since July to try to save Republican majorities in Congress. The numbers, first reported by the New York Times ahead of ...