CALUMET - Anna Klobuchar Clemenc is a historical figure from the Keweenaw who has a legacy known far and wide. Known as “Big Annie,” she was at the lead of the parades protesting unfair working conditions in the mines during the 1913 strike carrying a huge American flag. She returned to ...
1933 — Helen Hull Jacobs captures the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title when Helen Wills Moody defaults in the third set because of back and hip pain. 1939 — The first major league baseball game is televised. NBC broadcasts a doubleheader at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field between the Cincinnati Reds and the Dodgers. 1950 — Australia wins its third straight Davis Cup by beating the U.S. 4-1. 1961 — The International Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto. 1972 — The New York Cosmos win the NASL championship by defeating the St. Louis Stars 2-1. 1989 — Chris Drury ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 37 points and Kelsey Mitchell had 30, helping the Indiana Fever pull away from the Chicago Sky for a 113-90 victory on Sunday night. Clark made a career-high eight of Indiana's franchise-record 18 3-pointers. She also had 10 assists. The Fever closed out ...
ESCANABA -- The Escanaba City Council heard an update on infrastructure improvements and the subsequent construction from City of Escanaba Water and Wastewater Superintendent Jeff Lampi during its regular meeting last week. Several contractors — including Barley Trucking and Excavating, ...
ESCANABA -- Portions of roads were closed in the city on Tuesday outside of the areas slated for lead line replacements and other ordered work. Sinkholes had formed in a few places beneath Escanaba's streets, and crews from city departments were sent to tackle them. Near the southwest ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, distanced himself Monday from progressive commentator Hasan Piker, who suggested that some pro-Israel rhetoric may lead to backlash against American Jews. The controversy could complicate El-Sayed's ...
