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Escanaba father dies in motorcycle crash

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OCONTO COUNTY — A Sunday afternoon crash between a motorcycle and a truck in Oconto County, Wisconsin resulted in the death of the biker — a 39-year-old Escanaba man by the name of Stanley Constantino, Jr. Around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, a collision occurred at the intersection of County Trunk Highway S and Schwartz Road in Chase, a small rural town slightly northwest of Green Bay. "A preliminary investigation indicates that a truck was stopped at the stop sign on Schwartz Road, facing south. The truck then proceeded into the intersection, where it was struck on the passenger-side box ...

Extreme heat warning

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UPPER PENINSULA -- The heat wave that showed its face yesterday continues today, with even higher temperatures predicted. People should take caution, avoid overexertion and unnecessary time outdoors, check on neighbors, and leave no person or animal in a vehicle. The hazardous weather ...

Today in Sports July 14

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1912 — Kenneth McArthur runs Olympic record marathon (2:36:54.8). 1951 — Citation is the first horse to win $1 million in a career by taking the Hollywood Gold Cup by four lengths in Inglewood, Calif. Citation retires after the race with total earnings of $1,085,760. In 45 starts, Citation ran out of the money only once. 1964 — Jacques Anquetil wins his fifth Tour de France. It’s his fourth straight title of the cycling event. 1967 — Eddie Mathews of the Astros hits his 500th home run off San Francisco’s Juan Marichal at Candlestick Park. Houston beats the Giants ...

Zach Johnson wins at Firestone for first senior major title

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AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Zach Johnson won his first PGA Tour Champions major in the final event at Firestone Country Club, closing with a 2-under 68 for a six-shot victory Sunday in the Kaulig Companies Championship. Johnson had a 63 in the third round that staked him to a four-shot lead entering the final round, and even with a pair of bogeys in his opening four holes, no one came particularly close. Johnson chipped in from 20 feet on his last hole. “I love this place. I love it,” Johnson saod. “I’ve loved it since I first stepped foot on it. I just think it fits me. It fits my ...