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Gas rate hike approved for DTE

State regulators Thursday approved a $74.52 million gas rate hike for DTE Energy customers, which was less than half the total requested. A residential customer with typical usage of 75 hundred cubic feet of gas per month will see a 3.34% bill increase, or $2.87 per month, officials said. The ...

Rosy's Diner keeps tradition going

ESCANABA — A beloved eatery on Ludington Street has operated in a few variations for the last 95 years. What is now Rosy’s Diner and a favorite breakfast spot for many got its start as Uneeda Lunch in the 1930s. The building was new then; Sanborn maps from 1929 show no structure on the ...

Senators from both parties question OpenAI on breach of AI startup Hugging Face

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers worried about the existential risk posed by new artificial intelligence products demanded information from OpenAI on Thursday with separate queries that underscored growing concerns in Washington about the technology's potential to elude human control. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., launched an investigation Thursday into OpenAI for its artificial intelligence system hacking into another AI company on its own. He is seeking more details about the attack on AI startup Hugging Face, which was disclosed by OpenAI in July, and leads a Senate subcommittee with ...

Bay College announces quarterly TORCH Award winner

ESCANABA & IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. – Bay College congratulates Matt Stewart, Bay College’s Torch Award recipient for the September 2026-November 2026 quarter. Stewart was hired in 2021 as the TRIO SSS (Student Support Services) STEM Academic Advisor. He moved into his role as Director of ...

Today in Sports Sept. 14

1923 — Jack Dempsey knocks out Luis Firpo in the second round for his last successful defense of his world heavyweight title, at Madison Square Garden in New York. 1947 — Jack Kramer beats Frank Parket to win the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. Kramer wins 4-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0, 6-3. 1959 — The new $32 million Aqueduct, operated by the New York Racing Association, opens. 1968 — Jimmy Ellis wins the WBA heavyweight title by beating Floyd Patterson in the 15th round in Stockholm, Sweden. 1986 — Chicago’s Walter Payton rushes for 177 yards, to reach the 15,000-yard ...

Parade opens Ludington on Wednesday

ESCANABA — A major, much-awaited milestone is upon Escanaba. The official re-opening of Ludington Street will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, announced the City of Escanaba and the Escanaba Downtown Development Authority on Saturday. A community ribbon-cutting ceremony between 15th and 16th ...