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Hill talks energy efficiency

By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Making the transition to energy efficiency will require a lot of steps, but it is possible, state Rep. Jenn Hill, D-Marquette, said during a Friday presentation of the Northern Climate Network at Northern Michigan University. “The ...

Jewish Michigan lawmaker says threats are constant

DETROIT — A Michigan lawmaker who is Jewish said Friday that she and two other legislators were contacted by the FBI about an armed man who was charged with making death threats on Twitter against Jewish state officials. The FBI hasn’t publicly identified the officials. But state Rep. Samantha Steckloff, a Democrat from suburban Detroit, said she was contacted when agents arrested Jack Carpenter III last week. “They just said there were credible threats against myself and the other Jewish legislators and they were getting ready to arrest” Carpenter, Steckloff told The ...

Cambensy to lead chemistry council

By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Former state Rep. Sara Cambensy announced she has been named executive director of the Lansing-based Michigan Chemistry Council. Cambensy, a Democrat, represented the 109th District of the Michigan House of representatives from 2017 ...

Ford production increases

DEARBORN, MI (AP) — Ford will increase production of six models this year, half of them electric, as the company and the auto industry start to rebound from sluggish U.S. sales in 2022. The automaker announced Friday that it plans to build more of the Mustang Mach-E, the Bronco Sport SUV ...

Anglers, others asked to avoid ice-breaking areas

DULUTH —Anglers and others who use the ice on the Great Lakes for recreation are asked to use caution beginning Monday. The U.S. Coast Guard cutter SPAR plans to sail from its dock in Duluth in support of an oil recovery exercise. According to a Coast Guard press release, a track ...

Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Even for the Thunder Bay area, a perilous swath of northern Lake Huron off the Michigan coast that has devoured many a ship, the Ironton’s fate seems particularly cruel. The 191-foot (58-meter) cargo vessel collided with a grain hauler on a blustery night in ...