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ESCANABA -- With the multi-part, two-year construction project to replace sewers, lead lines and water mains on Ludington Street finally complete, the full length of the town's main drag is now reopened to traffic. The City of Escanaba, the Downtown Development Authority, the Delta County ...

Gladstone suits dropped

GLADSTONE — The Delta County Circuit Court has dismissed all five cases filed by Michael O’Connor against the City of Gladstone. The five cases generally alleged violations of the Gladstone City Charter. The city filed a motion for summary disposition arguing that O’Connor lacked legal standing to bring the claims. Following review of the parties’ briefs and exhibits and oral argument held Sept. 2, the court granted the city’s motion and ordered all five cases dismissed. In its decision, the court explained that standing requires a litigant to have a special injury, right, ...

Today in Sports Sept. 16

1885 — The America’s Cup is successfully defended by U.S. yacht Puritan as it beats Britain’s Genesta in two heats. 1926 — Henri Cochet ends Bill Tilden’s six-year reign as the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association champion as he beats Tilden in the quarterfinals. 1927 — Rene Lacoste wins the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship, beating Bill Tilden in three sets. 1951 — Betsy Rawls wins the U.S. Women’s Open golf title by edging Louise Suggs. 1955 — The formation of the United States Auto Club is completed and will oversee four major categories of auto races. 1973 — ...

Two-time Purple Heart awardee travels on U.P. Honor Flight

WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than five decades after serving in Vietnam, a highly decorated veteran found himself touring memorials honoring his and his comrades' service while attending the 29th Upper Peninsula Honor Flight’s excursion to Washington, D.C. Retired Lance Corporal Ronnie ...

As AI debate flares, Melania Trump tours a North Carolina school to see technology at work

JEFFERSON, N.C. (AP) — First lady Melania Trump visited a school in northwestern North Carolina on Tuesday to talk to elementary school students, teachers and staff about how they're using technology in the classroom. Her long-planned trip to Ashe County Tuesday came as tech and political leaders debate about how best to regulate artificial intelligence. Prominent tech leaders have expressed concerns about the dangers of the technology and called for more oversight, while President Donald Trump on Monday angrily dismissed the idea that more limits are needed, calling it a ...