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ALLEN PARK (AP) — Havard Rugland has not missed a kick in game-like conditions during Detroit Lions training camp, including a 58-yard field goal that got everyone’s attention that saw or heard it. “That big boot? He’s legit,” teammate Nate Burleson said. “Kickalicious is for real. He isn’t just an Internet sensation.” Even though the Norwegian made all 11 of his field goals in 11-on-11 situations in a three-day period, he still seems like a longshot to beat out David Akers. “He’s done an i...
HURLEY — More than 70 people attended Tuesday’s Iron County Board of Supervisors meeting in relation to the county possibly taking criminal or civil action against a camp of protestors near a proposed iron mine site in Upson, Wis. The Harvest Camp is set up through the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe near Hayward, Wis. The tribe sent a letter to board chairman Joe Pinardi asking to go back to the bargaining table to find a way to allow the camp to stay. The camp has been peaceful, with around 2,0...
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — In a split decision, U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was acquitted Tuesday of aiding the enemy — the most serious charge he faced — but was convicted of espionage, theft and nearly every other count for giving secrets to WikiLeaks, a verdict that could see him spend the rest of his life in prison. The judge, Army Col. Denise Lind, deliberated over three days before delivering a decision that denied the government a precedent that freedom of press advocates had warned could...
RAMSAY — The Copper Peak Christian Music Festival held Saturday was a “huge success” despite soggy weather and a last-minute venue change, organizer Denise Haas said. The festival, originally scheduled at Copper Peak in Ironwood Township, was moved to Cornerstone Church in Ramsay early Saturday morning because the ground was too wet, Haas said. The wet weather didn’t dampen any spirits, however. “Not only did people come out, but a lot of people came out,” Haas said. “Every band on the schedu...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Joel J. Hochstein, 74, of Montreal, passed away into the loving arms of his Lord on Sunday, July 28, 2013, at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay. He had been a resident of San Luis Nursing Home in Green Bay. Joel was born Sept. 25, 1938, in Calumet, Mich., son of the late Joseph and Doris Hochstein, and grew up in Hubbell, Mich., surrounded by a host of family. He attended St. Cecelia’s Catholic Grade School through the eighth grade and Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hubbell, ser...