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Gas prices jump

MARQUETTE — The average gasoline prices in Michigan have risen 21.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.14/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 4,913 stations in Michigan. Prices in Michigan are 16.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.02/g higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 22.3 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $5.077 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Michigan was priced at $3.47/g yesterday while the most expensive was $5.19/g, a difference of $1.72/g. The ...

AIPAC has spent a record amount on Michigan's Senate primary, the biggest test of its influence yet

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. — Senate candidate Haley Stevens talks often about manufacturing, taking on President Donald Trump and why she's the Democrat best positioned to win Michigan. The congresswoman has far less to say about the pro-Israel group that has spent millions trying to get her ...

Public hearing for Negaunee data center ordinance to be held on Aug. 13

NEGAUNEE — At Thursday night’s meeting of the Negaunee City Council, the council discussed the zoning ordinance focused at data centers which was drafted and recommended by the Negaunee Planning Commission last month. Voting 7-0, the council moved to approve the first reading of the ...

Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes farther into the US and engulfs DC in haze

NEW YORK — Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states muddled through a weekend of unhealthy air from uncontrolled wildfires. The thick smoke enveloped the nation's capital in a gloomy, eerie haze and prompted Major League Baseball's Cleveland Guardians to ...

Today in History: 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin walk on the moon

Today is Monday, July 20, the 201st day of 2026. There are 164 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon after reaching its surface in their Apollo 11 lunar module. Also on this ...

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