Sudanese refugees are struggling after fleeing to Chad. Locals are ...
WEB2 days ago · Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad, where they're facing increasingly difficult conditions as their presence strains local resources and humanitarian aid organizations.
Great Lakes freighter safely docks after taking in water
WEBPublished June 9, 2024 at 6:40 PM EDT. ISLE ROYALE, MI— A 689-foot bulk carrier made it to port late Saturday evening after taking on water in a remote section of Lake Superior. The U.S. Coast Guard is describing it as a rare event in the Great Lakes. Half the crew of the Canadian-flagged ship known as the Michipicoten were evacuated from the ...
How a stranger helped this woman survive an earthquake
WEBAug 21, 2024 · And today's story comes from Julia Weber. In 1989, Weber was 22 years old, fresh out of college and living in the San Francisco Bay Area. One afternoon, she was walking from her job in downtown San Francisco to a nearby bus stop. JULIA WEBER: When, all of a sudden, the Earth started moving - the sidewalk below my feet was moving.
Debut album of instrumental trio offers romanticized portrait of …
WEBAug 19, 2024 · MARTÍNEZ: The debut album from this Instrumental trio of drums, bass and guitar offers a nostalgic, romanticized portrait of Los Angeles. NPR's Milton Guevara has been listening. MILTON GUEVARA, BYLINE: The album is a musical time capsule. LA LOM takes you back with their '50s, '60s kind of vibe. (SOUNDBITE OF LA LOM'S "LORENA")
Search continues for missing kayaker in western U.P.
WEBJul 18, 2023 · The search continues for a kayaker in the western U.P. missing since Friday. Negaunee Central Dispatch received a call Friday at about 2:15pm eastern time with a report of an upside-down kayak on Lake Superior in Ontonagon Township near the Firesteel River area. A local resident had observed a kayaker paddling out onto the lake at approximately ...
New data sheds light — and raises objections — on COVID-19 …
WEB2 days ago · New data sheds light — and raises objections — on COVID-19 origins. New data samples from the Wuhan market points to an intermingling of SARS-CoV-2, raccoon dogs and humans. The authors of a new paper say it bolsters the animal origin theory. Other researchers object.
LSSU's new president takes the helm - WNMU-FM
WEBAug 21, 2024 · LSSU's new president takes the helm. SAULT STE. MARIE, MI— Lake Superior State University held an investiture ceremony Tuesday for new president, Dr. David Travis. A dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada, Travis has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in geography from the University of Georgia. His Ph.D. in geography is from Indiana University.
Michigan election officials join battleground state panel in Ann …
WEB2 days ago · Published September 20, 2024 at 12:54 AM EDT. Karel Vega. /. WKAR-MSU. An absent voter ballot from the Lansing city clerk. Election officials in Michigan met with others from across the country in Ann Arbor Thursday as they prepare for the November general election. Panelists talked about how their respective states count ballots, certify ...
Crash involving young driver cuts power to parts of Iron Mountain
WEBAug 21, 2024 · IRON MOUNTAIN, MI— Electrical outages were reported in Iron Mountain early Wednesday morning, after a 16-year-old driver hit a power pole. Around 12:50 a.m., Michigan State Police from the Iron Mountain Post responded to a single-vehicle crash. The vehicle had struck a utility pole, causing power outages throughout the city.
NMU President Tessman delivers fall convocation address
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Marquette, MI - Northern Michigan University is on-track with its “Our Compass” strategic plan. That’s according to NMU President Brock Tessman who delivered his fall convocation address to the campus community yesterday (Wed). Tessman outlined a trio of ‘grand challenges’ that NMU will focus on moving forward, and updated the ...