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Michigan News

Whitmer recognizes Marquette County residents for community service

By Journal Staff MARQUETTE — Two residents and one organization from Marquette County have been honored at the 2023 Governor’s Service Awards. Big Bay resident Marcia Gonstead was one of five honored in the Volunteer of the Year category, which includes those over the age of 25 who ...

Internet casinos thrive in 6 states

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 ...

Hard-to-eradicate ‘super pigs’ in Canada are threatening to invade upper US

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion. In Canada, the wild pigs roaming Alberta, Saskatchewan ...

Over 100 firearms stolen in Detroit

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT — More than 100 handguns were stolen from a store in southwestern Michigan after the manager was held at gunpoint outside his home and forced to reveal how to turn off the alarm, authorities said Tuesday. All guns except one were recovered and two ...