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Russian cargo jet grounded in UP 16 years may soon fly again

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) One of the Upper Peninsula’s most enduring sagas — the grounding of a Russian cargo jet marooned near Marquette for 16 years — may soon come ...

Michigan high court asked to hear case on zoo chimps’ rights

The Nonhuman Rights Project, a legal advocacy organization that has been advocating for the rights of seven chimpanzees at the DeYoung Family Zoo in Wallace has filed an application with the Michigan Supreme Court to overturn a Court of Appeals decision and grant the chimpanzees a trial court ...

Trump administration delays monarch butterfly decision

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration has delayed a decision on whether to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies indefinitely despite years of warnings from conservationists that populations are shrinking. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced ...

Dickinson joins protest against mental health contract bidding

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County is now among dozens of counties in Michigan that have passed resolutions protesting a change in the way the state’s mental health services contracts are managed. According to Community Mental Health Association of Michigan, at least 41 counties are on ...