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What to know about voting in Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary

(This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter at https://www.votebeat.org/michigan/subscribe/) Election season is officially kicking off in ...

Eleven Foot Shoal: Four decades of floating beacons

Editor’s note: This story on Eleven Foot Shoal is the third in a series on the area’s lighthouses, and in this case, lightships. ESCANABA — The history of Eleven Foot Shoal is not defined by a single lightship, but by a succession of vessels that shared the station's name while ...

LSSU’s Escanaba/Iron Mountain Regional Center celebrates spring 2026 graduates

PETOSKEY, Mich. – Six area residents have earned bachelor’s degrees from Lake Superior State University (LSSU). Graduates achieved their degrees through LSSU's Escanaba/Iron Mountain Regional Center which offers baccalaureate degree programs for students on Bay College campuses. Graduates attended LSSU’s commencement ceremony on May 2 on the main campus in Sault Ste. Marie. Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English Language Arts Teaching (Grade Band 5-12) is Isabella Norden of Escanaba. Graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Bachelor of Science in ...

What makes a 'heat dome' and what does it mean?

These unbearably hot and humid summer months that put millions of people across the globe at risk are typically made possible by phenomena known as heat domes. Heat domes can make already-high temperatures even more extreme and prolonged, and they are worsening in severity and becoming more frequent as the planet warms. Here's what to know. What makes up a heat dome, and what does it do? Heat domes are essentially high-pressure systems hovering above a region that trap heat and humidity, experts say. They result from the northward flow of warm air. That system sends air ...