ESCANABA – A judge ruled Thursday that certain other acts are admissible evidence in the murder trial of Tavaris Jackson, who is accused of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend in 2023. Jackson, appeared virtually in Delta County 47th Circuit Court in Escanaba for a motion filed by the ...
HOUGHTON – In New Orleans, Fat Tuesday means Mardi Gras. Around here the day is all about paczkis. Tradition says the pączkis, so loved throughout the Midwest, were brought to the U.S. by Polish immigrants in the early 1900s. Dating to the Middle Ages, they symbolize indulgence before the ...
MARINETTE – A 24-year-old Marinette woman who was reported missing last week has been found dead, according to the Marinette Police Department. On Tuesday morning, Gabriella Cartagena’s body was found in a wooded area near Birch Creek Road in Menominee County. On Feb. 5 at approximately ...
LAURIUM — Eighty years ago, in 1946, Bill and Marge Miller opened the doors to a new bowling center named Miller’s Recreation at 311 Hecla Street in Laurium. Now known as Miller's Lanes, the former Super Quality Foods warehouse had turned into 6-lane bowling center with a sandwich shop and ...
MARQUETE — The Marquette Regional History Center announced the annual history award recipients for 2025. Congratulations to Phyllis Wong who will receive the Helen Longyear Paul Award given to recognize individuals, and the Peter White Award which honors foundations, companies, organizations, ...
Winters in the Copper Country are unlike any other. We get snow early here and alot of it. At least in most years historically. The huge storm of '78 is a fond memory. Shoveling here is a necessity. We still need to be able to get out and about. Shoveling is the way to go. Red. Blue or yellow ...