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Man arrested on Sugar Island Ferry

SAULT STE. MARIE — State police say a man has been arrested after damaging a Michigan State Police (MSP) patrol vehicle with a hammer while aboard the Sugar Island Ferry and resisting arrest. According to an MSP press release, at approximately 1:30 p.m. Monday, a trooper from the MSP Sault ...

League of Women Voters speaks up for jail

HOUGHTON — At the regular August meeting of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners, Houghton County Jail Committee Co-Chair Faith Morrison proposed a resolution to define the November $28 million jail bond proposal in plain language. The resolution detailed eight specific project ...

That was quick!

HANCOCK — The Hancock Area District Library Special Project Fund was created to give residents an opportunity to help cover the costs of bringing the library funding question to voters. The fund was intentionally structured to be nonpartisan, supporting the process of placing the question on ...

UP Vets prepare for Honor Flight

ESCANABA — Veterans from throughout the Upper Peninsula are preparing to depart from Escanaba to Washington, D.C., today on the 29th Upper Peninsula Honor Flight mission. 73 veterans — including one woman — who served during the Korean and Vietnam wars were expected to board Mission ...

Drought in Southern UP

IRON MOUNTAIN — Two months of below-normal rainfall has led to severe drought in parts of Dickinson, Iron and Menominee counties, along with bordering Wisconsin communities. Locally, September has produced about a quarter-inch of rain since the U.S. Drought Monitor's latest update, but more ...