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US House votes to remove wolves from Endangered Species list

Local News

The U.S. House on Thursday passed, 211-204, a bill to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf outside Alaska. The bill, sponsored by Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert, would direct the Interior secretary to reissue a 2020 rule removing ESA protections that delisted wolves ...

Drive helps fill bags for Lil Mo’s Food Pantry

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ESCANABA — Kindness Rocks U.P. Michigan conducted its second-annual Stock the Lil Mo’s Food Pantry food drive. This year, Kindness Rocks partnered with the Daily Press in hopes of bringing more opportunities to fill the pantry with much-needed supplies. It paid off, organizers said. ...

November US homes sales rose from previous month

Business News

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in November from the previous month but slowed compared with a year earlier for the first time since May despite average long-term mortgage rates holding near their low point for the year. Existing home sales rose 0.5% in last month from October to ...

Stocks rise on Wall Street as AI stocks turn higher again

Business News

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks gained ground on Wall Street on Friday for a second straight day, wiping away losses from earlier in the week. Technology stocks were once again the main force behind the market's broader moves, especially companies with a focus on artificial intelligence. Both the ...

Cougar kits found again in UP, this time with mother

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ONTONAGON COUNTY — Nine months after two cougar kittens were documented in the Upper Peninsula, a new trail camera photo indicates the elusive animals are still alive and living with their mother. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources verified the Dec. 6 photo of an adult cougar being ...

Two in SUV injured in collision with Gladstone school bus

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ESCANABA TOWNSHIP — Two people were injured when a Gladstone Area School bus and passenger vehicle collided Thursday afternoon on U.S. 2 and 41 between Gladstone and Escanaba, forcing the southbound lanes to be temporarily closed. Both of the injured were in the passenger vehicle and their ...