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Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 10 percent chance of snow before 7am. Patchy blowing snow before 9am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tonight, a20 percent chance of snow showers before ...

1857, Supreme Court issues Dred Scott decision

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By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, March 6, the 65th day of 2025. There are 300 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 6, 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court, in the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, ruled 7-2 that Scott, an enslaved person, was not an American citizen and ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 26 by 4pm. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible. Tonight, a 50 percent chance of snow showers. ...

1770. the Boston Massacre

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By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, March 5, the 64th day of 2025. There are 301 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 5, 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who’d been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, killing five people. Also on ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, rain. High near 39. South wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Tonight, rain before 9pm, then rain and snow. Low around 30. Northeast wind 5 to ...

1865, Abraham Lincoln’s final inauguration

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By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2025. There are 302 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 4, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated for a second term of office. With the end of the Civil War in sight, and just six weeks before his ...

Today in History

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Today is Monday, March 3, the 62nd day of 2025. There are 303 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 3, 1991, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers after a high-speed chase; amateur video that captured the scene aired on local news that evening, ...

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Local forecast: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 mph. Tuesday, a 69% chance of snow showers before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Extended forecast: Wednesday, a 100% chance of snow showers before 1p.m. Snow and windy, with a high near ...

1993, the Waco Siege begins

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By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2025. There are 306 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 28, 1993, a gun battle erupted at a religious compound near Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents tried to arrest Branch ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, rain and snow, becoming all snow after 3pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. Patchy fog between 1pm and 3pm. High near 36. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, a chance of rain and snow showers before 7am, then a chance of snow showers. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less ...

1993, World Trade Center bombing

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By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2025. There are 308 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 26, 1993, a truck bomb built by Islamic extremists exploded in the parking garage of the North Tower of New York’s World Trade Center, killing six ...

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Extended forecast: Thursday, a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 34 by 9am, then falling to around 28 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Thursday night, a 50 ...

1965, Malcolm X was shot and killed at age 39

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By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Feb. 21, the 52nd day of 2025. There are 313 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 21, 1965, civil rights activist Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death inside Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom in New York. Three men identified as members of the ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Friday, a 10 percent chance of snow showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Tonight, snow showers, mainly before 5am. Low around 16. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. ...

2018, 17 killed in Parkland, Florida, high school shooting

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By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Feb. 14, the 45th day of 2025. There are 320 days left in the year. This is Valentine’s Day. Today in history: On Feb. 14, 2018, a gunman identified as a former student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, snow showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Patchy blowing snow between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. ...

1945, the World War II bombing of Dresden

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By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 2025. There are 321 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 13, 1945, Allied forces in World War II began a three-day bombing raid on Dresden, Germany, killing as many as 25,000 people and triggering a firestorm ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 15. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tonight, a ...