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DNR biologists remove lid stuck on bear’s neck for 2 years

In a case that highlights the importance of Michigan’s bear-baiting regulations, state wildlife biologists in Montmorency County recently removed a plastic lid from the neck of a young black bear that had carried the encumbrance around for two years. It isn’t known exactly where or how ...

What to Stream: HAIM, ‘The Gilded Age,’ Benson Boone and digital dinosaurs

By The Associated Press Lifelike digital Triceratops and Spinosaurus lumbering through a reimagined "Walking with Dinosaurs" and Benson Boone's sophomore album "American Heart" are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time, as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists: A documentary on trailblazing NASA astronaut Sally Ride, the third season of "The Gilded Age" and Tron: Catalyst, a video game inspired by the 1982 movie "Tron." New movies to stream from June 16-22 — Cristina ...

The National Weather Service issues Alaska’s first ever heat advisory

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — For the first time ever, parts of Alaska will be under a heat advisory — but you can put an asterisk at the end of that term. It's not the first instance of unusually high temperatures in what many consider the nation's coldest state, but the National Weather Service only recently allowed for heat advisories to be issued there. Information on similarly warm weather conditions previously came in the form of "special weather statements." Using the heat advisory label could help people better understand the weather's severity and potential danger, something ...

Willie Nelson keeps living the life he loves at 92

Willie Nelson's 90th birthday celebration at the Hollywood Bowl could have been mistaken for a retirement party. But two years later at 92, he's working as much as ever. Not that retirement would look much different. The life he loves is making music with his friends, even after outliving so ...

Live Local Music

(Please check with venues first in case of cancellation) Friday, June 13 — Upper Hand Brewery, 5-8 p.m. – Anna P.S. — Leigh’s Garden Winery, 6 p.m. – Friday Night Piano with Bill Rinne — Saunders Point Brewing in Gladstone, 6-9 p.m. – Jack Neumann — AmVets, 7-11 p.m. – Ghost Riders — Nutters Bar in Powers, 8-11 p.m. EST – Roman Around — Wally’s Bar in Gladstone, 8-11 p.m. – The WallWalkers — Freshwater Tavern, 8:30-11:30 p.m. – Live Music Acoustic Fridays Saturday, June 14 — Escanaba Farmers Market, 9 a.m. - noon - Steve and Sue - ...

Movie Review: Celine Song’s rom-com ‘Materialists’ honest about money

The problem with so many rom-coms — one of the problems, anyway — is how often we're asked to conveniently dismiss our knowledge of life's realities. Particularly economic ones. How does this person live in a spacious, light-filled apartment when they have a beginner's salary, for ...