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Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around -3. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Extended forecast: Wednesday, a 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, ...

1990, Nelson Mandela released from prison

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By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Feb. 11, the 42nd day of 2025. There are 323 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 11, 1990, South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in prison. (Mandela would be elected president of South Africa ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Tonight, isolated snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance ...

1962, ‘Bridge of Spies’ prisoner exchange

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By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2025. There are 324 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 10, 1962, on the Glienicke Bridge connecting West Berlin and East Germany, the Soviet Union exchanged captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, snow likely, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Tonight, a chance of snow before 1am, then a ...

FBI agents, with assistance from South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division and State Police, search the side of a warehouse across the street from S.C. State College where African-American students and police exchanged gunfire last week, in Orangeburg, S.C., Feb. 13, 1968. Several bullets were found imbedded in the warehouse. (AP Photo)

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By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2025. There are 326 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 8, 1968, three Black students were killed and 28 wounded as state troopers opened fire on student demonstrators on the campus of South Carolina State ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, snow likely, mainly before 9am. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow ...

1952, Queen Elizabeth II accedes to throne

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By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2025. There are 328 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 6, 1952, Britain’s King George VI, 56, died at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England; he was succeeded as monarch by his 25-year-old eldest daughter, ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.Tonight, a 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly between 2am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill ...

1959, “the day the music died”

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By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Feb. 3, the 34th day of 2025. There are 331 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 3, 1959, which would become known as “the day the music died,” rock-and-roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, scattered snow showers, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tonight, scattered snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. North wind ...

2020, US declares public health emergency over coronavirus

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By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2025. There are 334 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 31, 2020, the United States declared a public health emergency over the new coronavirus, and President Donald Trump signed an order to temporarily bar ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 20 percent chance of snow showers before 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 39. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 26. ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, snow showers likely, mainly before 8am. Patchy blowing snow before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow ...

2002, Bush warns of ‘axis of evil’

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By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Jan. 29, the 29th day of 2025. There are 336 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 29, 2002, in his first State of the Union address, President George W. Bush said terrorists were still threatening America — and warned of “an axis ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, snow before 1pm, then snow showers, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 28. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation ...

1986, explosion of the space shuttle Challenger

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By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Jan. 28, the 28th day of 2025. There are 337 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, killing all seven crew members including ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, snow showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, partly sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values between zero and 10. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight, a 40 percent chance of snow showers before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values between zero and 5. ...