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The globe and the demon hunter

ESCANABA — One of the new attractions at the Upper Peninsula State Fair this year is the Dominguez Royal Legacy Circus, whose show culminates with motorcycles riding in the “globe of death” — a spherical metal cage — after performances by an acrobat, balancing acts and a ...

Winners of the 2026 'I Voted' sticker design contest announced

LANSING — On Tuesday, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, announced in a livestream, the nine winners of the 2026 ‘I Voted’ sticker design contest. This is the second election year the Michigan Department of State has held a statewide contest for the design of the “I Voted” sticker. There were a total of 2,095 submissions to the contest across three entry categories: elementary/middle school, grades K-8; high school, grades 9-12; and general entry open to all Michigan residents. From the over 2,000 submissions, the Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force (CSATF), a body of ...

Horse rehoming discussed at hearing for Rapid River owner

ESCANABA — The potential rehoming of 10 horses was a key point of discussion Tuesday during a pre-trial hearing for a man accused of allowing the animals to run at large for more than a week in the Rapid River area. Arnold Proehl, 78, appeared in the Delta County 94th District Court ...

A dispute about fact vs. fiction at the trial over Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A prosecutor said Monday that while few have been willing to speak about the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, Duane "Keffe D" Davis is the "one person who has a hard time being silent." "Let's be clear, Duane Davis did not pull the trigger. But he did plan the shooting in retaliation of the beating of his nephew," Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal told jurors at the start of Davis' Las Vegas trial. "Remarkably, you will learn that from Duane Davis himself." Davis, 63, could get life in prison if he's convicted of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent ...