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Man accused in pub fire found incompetent for trial

Local News

ESCANABA - A Rapid River man accused of setting fire to the Rapid River Pub early Labor Day has been ordered to receive inpatient treatment to restore competency to stand trial. Steven Truman Prestridge, 33, appeared remotely Thursday in the Delta County 94th District Court. The hearing was ...

Mixed hardwood timber is stacked at a logging site in Elcho, Wis., in September 2021. (Rob Mentzer | Wisconsin Public Radio)

Tariffs on wood, wood products might not help producers

Local News

Larry Krueger has already felt the effects of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on his lumber business. Krueger, cofounder and vice president of Krueger Lumber in Valders in northeast Wisconsin, said with tariffs in place on lumber imported to the United States, other countries have ...

The tale of the haunted coffee pot

Community

ESCANABA — Somewhere in the wilds, along the eerie Escanaba River, a haunted coffee pot brews! In late autumn, when the last crimson maple leaf plummets to the ground and the frosty mornings make the river cry out with a magic mist, the pot perks! Green moss grows. The cedar swamp is cold ...

Penny shortage seen as the US Mint stops making them

Local News

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States is running out of pennies. President Donald Trump's decision to stop producing the penny earlier this year is starting to have real implications for the nation's commerce. Merchants in multiple regions of the country have run out of pennies and are ...

Students attend Power UP Conference at Manistique

Local News

MANISTIQUE - Students from nine school districts across the Upper Peninsula gathered Monday at Manistique Middle and High School for the second-annual Power U.P. Service and Leadership Summit. Approximately 150 junior and senior high school students participated in the summit at the school, ...

GM lays off 1,700 workers amid slower EV demand

Business News

NEW YORK (AP) — General Motors is laying off about 1,700 workers across manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio, as the auto giant adjusts to slowing demand for electric vehicles. The Detroit News first reported the cuts on Wednesday — covering about 1,200 jobs at an all-electric plant in ...