IRON MOUNTAIN -- The planned transfer of the City Park deer herd to DeYoung Family Zoo in Menominee County is moving forward after completion Monday of a first round of tuberculosis tests. A second set of TB tests will be needed four months from now. If there are no problems, the transfer of ...
ESCANABA — Players de Noc's current stage production — "Stag Light" by Emily Turner, about a family road trip from Maine to Michigan to scatter ashes from a lighthouse — reaches audiences for the first time this evening. Most plays put on by the local theater group have been ...
ESCANABA — The community is coming together Friday, Oct. 9, to celebrate Escanaba High School Homecoming, with downtown businesses and residents encouraged to show their Eskymo pride during the Orange & Black Out. Businesses throughout downtown are encouraged to decorate their windows in ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The distance in the march from the American Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence is almost beyond comprehension. But leaders of the Smithsonian Institution are using AI to bridge the divide. As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary of independence, Smithsonian leaders are turning to AI to better understand items in its collection tied to the fight that led to the country's founding. The goal is to allow the public and scholars to both search the institution's collection and draw connections across the Smithsonian and other organizations, ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission is considering a request by a conservative group to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with artificial intelligence-generated voices, before November's midterm elections. Federal law currently bans most robocalls to cellphones unless the caller gets consent beforehand. The petition calls for a waiver that would allow political groups to use artificial or prerecorded voices in unsolicited wireless calls. The Republican-led FCC advanced the request for public comment and could rule on it as soon as late ...
HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University's Board of Trustees met in a formal session last week, appointed a new treasure, adopted a five-year capital outlay plan and viewed a presentation an upcoming award from the Department of Energy. Michigan Tech President Rick Koubek called it a special day because of the groundbreaking for the Chang K. Park Center for Student Wellness. The $55 million project is the result of a record-breaking donation by Tech alumni Chang Park, Class of 1973. "Our greatest achievements are often remembered on specific days like these," Koubek said. "But we ...
