MARQUETTE — A man from Calumet died in the waters of Lake Superior. According to a press release from the Marquette City Police, shortly before 8:30 a.m. Friday, the Marquette Police Department and the Chocolay Township Police Department responded to the report of a body in the water in the ...
HOUGHTON — Over its more than 140-year history, several names have become synonymous with Michigan Technological University — Melvin Calvin, John MacInnes and Ray Smith to name a few. Over the past few decades, another name was added to that list — Kanwal Rekhi. Considered by many to be ...
HANCOCK — The recently formed Hancock Area District Library will be funded thru 2031 as its millage proposal passed Tuesday, with around 64% of voters casting “yes” ballots. The millage called for .7 mills to be levied in the City of Hancock, Hancock Township, Quincy Township and ...
MARQUETTE — Two of three major wildfires in the western Upper Peninsula are fully contained, and crews are working to secure the third northwest of Marquette, according to a Friday morning operational brief released by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The Craig Lake Fire ...
HOUGHTON — The Upper Peninsula experienced its first measurable snow of the 2026-2027 winter season Friday and according to meteorologist Ben Warren of the National Weather Service Marquette office, it fell evenly across the region and was not a significant amount. “It was mostly just ...
HOUGHTON — Following Tuesday’s defeat of the $28 million Houghton County Jail bond proposal, public attention remains focused on the future of the county-owned Sharon Avenue property. While unofficial election results show 58.3 percent of voters rejected the 30-year public safety funding ...
