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Searching for answers

Editor’s note: The information in the following story, regarding the disappearance of Brett Parrett of Stephenson, was provided by Parrett's family. The Menominee County Sheriff’s Office did not respond to media requests for comment. STEPHENSON — 60 days after 34-year-old Stephenson resident Brett Parrett went missing, his family and community members continue to search for answers. Parrett was last heard from shortly before midnight on Sunday, April 5 when he called his young daughter. He reportedly told her he was walking along County Road G-12, west of Stephenson. Jaimie ...

Suspect arrested after Marquette shooting

MARQUETTE — An incident in Marquette Tuesday evening lead to a shooting, a vehicle chase and, ultimately, a fiery crash. At approximately 9:14 p.m. on Tuesday, the Marquette Police Department responded to an apartment on W. Baraga Avenue for a 911 call reporting a disturbance between ...

Taking heat

WATERSMEET — The US Forest Service is proposing a massive project in an Upper Peninsual national forest would log land roughly the size of Detroit, expand gravel mining and build roads, according to a report in Bridge Michigan. Referred to as the Silver Branch Vegetation Management Project, ...

Judge strikes Trump immigration policy

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the U.S. In a ruling harshly criticizing the administration, U.S. District ...

Shooting suspect arrested

Marquette County — There is an increased police presence in the area of the Krist gas station on US-41 in Negaunee as Michigan State Police (MSP) personnel, along with assisting law enforcement agencies, complete an investigation. There is no current danger to the public. Assisting fire ...

Drowning in Lake Superior

HANCOCK TOWNSHIP — A man from Hancock died Wednesday from an apparent drowning incident. The body of the man who apparently drowned in Lake Superior at McLean’s State Park, was located early Wednesday morning. Hancock Police dispatched an officer to the scene in response to a call, but Michigan State Police Calumet Post is handling the investigation. Hancock Police arrived at the scene in the event the victim was still alive and needed resuscitation, but upon arrival, the victim was already deceased. While law enforcement have yet to release any names, a statement sent to the Daily ...