By TRAVIS LOLLER and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — American farmers and small business owners are among those who will suffer if Congress cannot agree on a new spending bill after President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan that included more ...
MARQUETTE — The Marquette Board of Light and Power has announced the winners of its annual Christmas Lighting Contest. Categories are organized from largest to smallest light displays, starting with “Walking in a Winter Wonderland.” Top prizes in each category received bill credits ...
MARQUETTE — Marquette Alternative High School students have hauled boxes upon boxes of socks to donate to Marquette charity organizations. The students were delivering the collected and donated socks from MAHS’ 13th Rock the Socks campaign, which saw the students collect 7,783 pairs in ...
WASHINGTON — Consumers stepped up their spending at retail stores last month, providing a boost to the economy in the early phases of the winter holiday shopping season. Retail sales rose 0.7% in November, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, a solid increase and higher than October’s ...
By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press The Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte is reeling from Cyclone Chido, the most intense storm to hit the French territory in 90 years. At least 22 people have been killed since Chido made landfall on Saturday, as high winds swept away entire neighborhoods, ...
MARQUETTE — The Ishpeming Lions Club donated $1,016 worth of food to the Ishpeming St. Vincent de Paul Society Store on Thursday, along with a donation of fresh vegetables from the Partridge Creek Intergenerational Farm. St. Vincent de Paul was gathering food for its Christmas basket ...