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Munich's Oktoberfest roars to life as the mayor taps the first keg

MUNICH — Munich's Oktoberfest kicked off Saturday with the city's mayor tapping the first keg of beer and opening the 191st edition of the world's largest folk festival. Mayor Dominik Krause put the first keg on tap with only two strokes and the traditional cry of "O'zapft is" — or "It's ...

What to stream: 'A Different World,' 'Toy Story 5' and Kenny Chesney

The Disney+ debut of "Toy Story 5" and a new album from Kenny Chesney are some of the new television shows, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists: the "A ...

DNR weekly fishing report

Little Bay de Noc: Anglers targeting walleye reported fair to good fishing over the past week. In lower Little Bay de Noc, anglers found fish around deep structure, including points and humps. In the upper bay, anglers reported success along weed edges and the eastern shoreline. Casting ...

Outdoors North: Breaths of nature’s healing and forgiveness

“Idiot wind, blowing through the buttons on our coats, blowing through the letters that we wrote, blowing through the books upon our shelves, it’s a wonder we can even feed ourselves,” – Bob Dylan Walking along an old dirt road, I feel the winds of autumn swirling around the tree ...

What's Flying: The seasons are a’changing

“Change is hard but inevitable.” – Jenny Han Although mentioned frequently lately, the autumnal equinox – the “official” start of fall, is just around the corner. It comes around Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8:05 p.m. EDT in the Northern Hemisphere. The days have drawn noticeably shorter, ...