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Today in Sports May 13

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1891 — Isaac Murphy wins his second straight Kentucky Derby aboard Kingman. In the stretch, Kingman comes from last in the four-horse field to beat Balgownan by one-half length. 1905 — World heavyweight boxing champion James J. Jeffries retires undefeated after 7 title defences; returns in 1910 to be beaten by Jack Johnson. 1950 — First ever race of the Formula 1 World Drivers Championship is run at Silverstone, England and won by Giuseppe Farina of italy in an Alfa Romeo. 1952 — In an Appalachian League game, Ron Necciai of the Bristol Twins strikes out 27 batters while ...

Hacked!

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HOUGHTON — Canvas, the learning management system (LMS) used by Michigan Technological University students and faculty, and institutions across the nation, was hacked Thursday. Those who used the website across the country in K-12 school and universities found a ransom note pasted ...

Razing on Lincoln

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ESCANABA -- After the property and building on the site was transferred from Anders Company to TMart just shy of two weeks ago, demolition of the strip mall that had been known as Lincoln Square commenced Monday. The new owners aim to build a new, 2,400-square-foot structure that will house ...

Today in Sports May 12

National Sports

1909 — The Preakness Stakes is held in Maryland after 16 runnings in New York. As part of the celebration marking the return of the Preakness, the colors of the race’s winner were painted onto the ornamental weather vane at Pimlico Racecourse for the first time. 1917 — Omar Khayyam, ridden by Charles Borel, becomes the first foreign-bred (England) colt to win the Kentucky Derby with a 2-length victory over Ticket. 1924 — Walter Hagen wins the PGA championship with a 2-up victory over Jim Barnes. 1970 — Ernie Banks hits his 500th career home run off Pat Jarvis in the Chicago ...

15 officers complete Drug Recognition Expert School

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LANSING — 15 law enforcement officers from across Michigan have completed training and are now certified as Drug Recognition Experts (DRE) focused on combating drug-impaired driving. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Organizational Development Division hosted the 17th Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) School, which concluded Saturday, March 28, 2026. Originally developed by the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1970s, the DRE program was created to address impaired drivers under the influence of drugs rather than alcohol. Today, it operates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, ...