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Trump says US will blockade Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is "reinstating" a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge other ships for safe passage. Iran has insisted it controls the critical waterway, as another exchange of fire threatened a return to all-out war. The U.S. had until now said the strait should remain open to all without tolls, as it was before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28. Any attempt by the U.S. or Iran to charge fees would violate global norms on freedom of navigation and raise tensions, likely ...

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Central U.P. Regional Housing Partnership urges residents to take statewide housing survey

ESCANABA – The Central U.P. Regional Housing Partnership is calling on residents, business owners, leaders, and others from across the region to take part in a statewide survey that will help shape Michigan's next housing plan. The survey, launched by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, is open now and available to everyone. The survey is available at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/353RD8F The survey is one of the first opportunities for residents across Michigan to help shape Michigan's next Statewide Housing Plan (SHP 2.0). Locally, it continues the engagement that ...

Body recovered in Straits of Mackinac

ST. IGNACE — The body of the individual who was the focus of search and recovery efforts in the Straits of Mackinac recently has been recovered, according to the Michigan State Police. MSP Eighth District public information officer, Lt. Benjamin Eckola, said the body was recovered at about 6 p.m. Friday. Eckola said at about 12:35 a.m. on Thursday, troopers from the state police post in St. Ignace responded to a report of an abandoned vehicle on the Mackinac Bridge. Upon arrival, troopers located an unoccupied vehicle. A subsequent review of available video footage showed the vehicle ...

NMU receives state funding for business building

MARQUETTE — As part of Michigan’s 2027 fiscal year budget that was approved by the Legislature July 3, Northern Michigan University received construction authorization for the Northern Enterprise Center, which will house the NMU College of Business. The total cost of the project is ...

Plan would allow Lower Michigan hunters to harvest ‘bonus’ buck

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. Hunters in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula may not have to be limited to killing just one buck a year after all. The state’s Natural ...