MARQUETTE—Patrons of Kognisjon Bryggeri Brewery can now honor the long legacy of skiing in the U.P. with a new ale. K-Point Red Ale is a “liquid tribute” to the rich history of ski jumping in the Upper Peninsula. Made in collaboration with the Ishpeming Ski Club, it’s also a drink ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — In the 10 years that it has been operating in New Jersey, internet casino gambling has generated nearly $7 billion in revenue for casinos and their affiliates, sent over a billion dollars in tax revenue to the state’s coffers and helped keep Atlantic City’s nine ...

As we head into the holiday shopping season, it’s always a great time to plan a strategy for how and where you’ll find the perfect gifts for those on your list. The National Retail Federation expects a 3-4% increase in sales for November and December, amounting to about $960 million. This ...

NIGERIA (AP) — Skyrocketing sugar prices left Ishaq Abdulraheem with few choices. Increasing the cost of bread would mean declining sales, so the Nigerian baker decided to cut his production by half. For scores of other bakers struggling to stay afloat while enduring higher costs for fuel ...

MARQUETTE—A new childcare center is open in Marquette. The Lake Superior Community Partnership assisted Little Clubs Learning Center LLC with a ribbon-cutting to celebrate its new childcare group home located at 325 Brookton Road in Marquette. The owner, Lysa Stockwell, is the first ...

TEKOHAW, Brazil (AP) — At dawn in this small Amazonian village in Brazil’s Para state, flocks of noisy green parrots soar overhead as children run and play between wooden homes, kicking up sandy soil — in places white and bare as a beach. The ground reveals one of the paradoxes of the ...