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Traffic crash investigated

ST. IGNACE — A two-vehicle crash on US 2 near St. Ignace on Sunday resulted in one driver suffering serious injuries and a vehicle catching fire after crashing into a car wash. At approximately 5:51 p.m. Sunday, troopers from the Michigan State Police post in St. Ignace responded to a crash on US 2 near Boulevard Drive. Troopers arrived to find a Toyota Highlander with significant front-end damage near the intersection and a Chevrolet Silverado that had crashed into a nearby car wash. The driver of the Silverado was trapped inside the vehicle with his foot pinned on the accelerator, ...

New study traces PFAS in Great Lakes food webs over 40 years

MARQUETTE — Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have developed the most comprehensive look yet at how PFAS moves through the food web in the Great Lakes. The study published this spring in the Journal of Environmental Quality analyzed 42 years of studies and combined nearly 2,500 ...

UPPCO: Fishing platform at Dam 3 closed after weekend damage

MARQUETTE – Upper Peninsula Power Company has temporarily closed the public fishing platform at Dam 3 Reservoir on the Escanaba River after the platform sustained damage over the weekend, according to an UPPCO press release. The closure is limited to the fishing platform and does not affect operation of the hydroelectric facility. The wooden fishing platform sustained structural damage over the weekend and has been determined unsafe for public use. UPPCO is assessing the extent of the damage and developing a repair plan. A timeline for reopening has not yet been established. "We ...

Motorcycle-vehicle crash claims one life

SKANDIA — Personnel from the Marquette County Sheriff's Office are investigating the cause of a two-vehicle crash that took place Sunday afternoon. According to a sheriff's office press release, a pick-up truck was traveling west on M-94 in Skandia Township when it collided with a motorcycle, which was southbound on US 41. The incident took place at about 1:40 p.m. Sunday. The adult male driver of the motorcycle sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries, deputies said. He was transported to Upper Peninsula Health System-Marquette for treatment. The female passenger of the ...

Ironwood girl found safe

IRONWOOD — An Ironwood girl missing from her home early Saturday morning has been found safe in Wisconsin. According to the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department, Melody Rose Leanne Jiyres, 15, was last seen at her home in Ironwood at about 5:30 a.m. Saturday. At that time, officials believed ...

TRIDENT, law enforcement arrest alleged fentanyl dealer

SAULT STE. MARIE — The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Taskforce (TRIDENT), arrested a Bay Mills resident on Wednesday in an alleged connection with the overdose death of a young man last August. On Aug. 9, 2025, the Sault Ste. Marie ...