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Raising concerns

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HOUGHTON — Police responded to a two-vehicle accident on the US-41/M-26 exchange Thursday morning. There was property damage from a rear-end collision but no injuries, police said. Colloquially referred to as the “Yooper Loop,” the exchange has drivers from north and southbound US-41 ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: My dad is turning 73 next month, and my mom is throwing this big party for him. She is begging me to come, but my parents live across the country — a six-hour plane ride. I work full time and have two kids under 5. My family only takes a trip like this once or twice a year, and if ...

A Maze-ing artist

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CALUMET — Marquette-based artist, Laura Maze is coming to Calumet, hosted by the Copper Country Associated Artists for its gallery season opening, May 23. Maze was selected by the CCAA through her work in the 2025 Bonifas Northern Exposure Exhibition in Escanaba. This marks the first time ...

Looking back: Graham Jaehnig

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I wanted to build Fort Wilkins when I was a kid, but I didn’t have enough Lincoln Logs. There were only enough in the cardboard can for building something like a one-room box with a green slatted roof. That was okay, because my favorite construction toys were American Plastic Bricks, which ...

Man sentenced in co-worker’s death

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ESCANABA — A man charged with killing his coworker last August has been sentenced in the Delta County 47th Circuit Court. Kaw Tung, 38, pleaded no contest in January to one count of homicide – murder in the second degree. In exchange for Tung’s plea, the Delta County Prosecutor’s ...

Risky weekend

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MARQUETTE — On Thursday morning, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported a slight decrease in fire danger across the Upper Peninsula as a result of cooler temperatures and light precipitation. On Wednesday, the Michigan DNR had classified fire risk as high in the western peninsula due to ...