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Bridge stop leads to arrest

MACKINAC CITY — A semi-truck driver has been arrested following a traffic stop by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for driving violations on the Mackinac Bridge. During the stop, MSP discovered the driver was in possession of numerous illegal weapons and was committing multiple additional ...

Standoff suspect jailed

OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP – An hours-long standoff between an alleged gunman and law enforcement from throughout the Upper Peninsula resulted in the arrest of an individual at a home in Osceola Township near the community of Dollar Bay. According to information obtained from the Houghton County ...

No Kings!

HOUGHTON — Protestors gathered at the Houghton Waterfront Pier to rally and march across the Portage Lift Bridge on Saturday. The goal of the third No Kings rally nationwide was for people to exercise their first amendment right and directly protest President Donald Trump and his ...

Amtrack anyone?

HOUGHTON – At its regular March meeting, the Houghton County Board of Commissioners voted to table a request to review a resolution proposing to bring Amtrak rail service to the Upper Peninsula. The review was proposed by Cheboygan County, Mich. resident Louis Vallance, who appeared by ...

UP manufacturer closes

ESCANABA — A welll-known Delta County business has shuttered after a quarter century in business. Bark River Knives closed March 20, with its owner later acknowledging mismanagement and controversy surrounding production decisions. Michael “Mike” Stewart, co-founder and owner of Bark ...