1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (427+ words) Escanaba Partly Cloudy 75° Iron Mountain Cloudy 73° WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress is moving to strengthen the safety net for millions of older Americans. Earlier this month, the Senate unanimously passed the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act, a bill that would extend funding…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (418+ words) Houghton Partly Cloudy 72° Iron Mountain Partly Cloudy 66° WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House narrowly passed a bill Wednesday that would bar members, their spouses and dependent children from buying new stocks in publicly traded companies while they serve in Congress....

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (550+ words) Marquette Mostly Clear 77° Iron Mountain Mostly Cloudy 81° MANISTIQUE, Mich. (WZMQ) – On Friday, a group of cyclists set off on a 1,200-mile ride around the Upper Peninsula. Early in the morning, the ninth annual Tour Da Yoop, Eh bike tour took…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (376+ words) Marquette Mostly Cloudy 79° Iron Mountain Mostly Clear 81° WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran. Thursday, House lawmakers voted to block further military action in Iran without congressional approval. “Donald Trump…...

5+ day, 23+ min ago   (532+ words) Iron Mountain Clear 64° WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, more than 100 million Americans were under air quality alerts as wildfire smoke from Canada blanketed parts of the U.S. Roughly 200 wildfires — that are still burning in Ontario — sent thick clouds of…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (360+ words) Marquette Mostly Clear 70° Iron Mountain Mostly Clear 68° MARQUETTE, Mich. (WZMQ) – A Marquette-based organization has created an online guide-book for families experiencing cases of pediatric cancer, as the U.P. lacks proper resources. In 2022, 9-year-old Senya Smith of Marquette was diagnosed…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (153+ words) Marquette Mostly Cloudy 68° Escanaba Mostly Cloudy 70° Iron Mountain Mostly Cloudy 70° “We cannot afford inaction,” said Sec. Pete Hegseth, Department of Defense Secretary. “If we don’t make critical investments right now in tech, in compute, in AI, in autonomy, in space,…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (290+ words) Marquette Cloudy and Windy 59° Iron Mountain Cloudy 63° WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, the U.S. House cleared a key procedural hurdle to advance several priorities, including a supplemental funding package, a temporary government funding measure — and the National Defense Authorization Act....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (148+ words) Marquette Smoke and Fog/Mist 68° Houghton Light Rain and Fog/Mist 70° Iron Mountain Haze 84° In the address, Donald Trump alleged there was a cover-up by his own officials in his first term and claims countries like China attempted to influence…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (499+ words) Iron Mountain Fog/Mist 64° WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a massive emergency spending package to address the war with Iran, national security, farmers and election integrity. “Reconciliation 3.0 is in process. There will be a markup this week,…...