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Alger county missing man

Staff reports Michigan State Police Negaunee Post are conducting an investigation into a missing person in Alger County. 65-year-old John Michael Kueber is a white male, approximately 6-foot-2-inches tall and approximately 180 pounds with brown eyes. His last known location was at Miners Castle on Sept. 23, and was suspected to be kayaking in an orange-colored inflatable kayak. John has ot been heard from since Sept. 22. John is known to frequently kayak Lake Superior around the greater Munising area. Frequented locations include in Au Train Island, Grand Island, Mosquito River ...

Fall Color Experience

Staff Reports Tickets to ride are available for the Weekend Fall Color Ride & Hike. This weekend will be the last chance to ride the ski chair to the top of Marquette Mountain and hike down to take in all the beautiful fall colors. Catch a breathtaking view of Marquette, Lake Superior, and gorgeous colors within the tree line and beyond. Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. the ride and hike will be open at Marquette Mountain, 4501 County Road M-553. Tickets are $16.50 for adults 13 and older; $11 for ages 6-12. Rides are free ...

Saturday parade to kick off Fire Prevention Week

By Journal Staff MARQUETTE — Saturday will mark the beginning of Marquette’s 31st Annual Fire Prevention Week with a kick-off parade beginning at 12:30 p.m. on West Washington Street. Stop by the static display at 11 a.m. on Saturday located on Bluff Street directly behind Washington Street’s Harlow Park in Marquette. Fire trucks, rescue vehicles and Sparky the Fire Dog will showcase the event. SERVPRO of The Upper Peninsula, a fire and water cleanup and restoration company, will help host the activities. SERVPRO will also give away freebies, cupcakes and two bikes from ...

Hurricane Helene’s death toll passes 150 as crews search for survivors

By ERIK VERDUZCO and JEFF AMY Associated Press SWANNANOA, N.C. — Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday looking for victims of Hurricane Helene, days after the storm carved a deadly and destructive path through the Southeast. With Helene’s death toll topping 150, searchers fanned out, using helicopters to get past washed-out bridges and hiking through wilderness to reach isolated homes. The storm, which was one of the deadliest in U.S. history, knocked out power and cellular service in ...

Supplies, emergency workers rushed to North Carolina while Florida digs out from Helene’s damage

By KATE PAYNE, JEFFREY COLLINS and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PERRY, Fla. — The U.S. Southeast grappled Sunday with rising death tolls, a lack of vital supplies in isolated, flood-stricken areas and the widespread loss of homes and property while the devastating toll of Hurricane Helene became clear to officials who warned of a lengthy and difficult rebuild. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Sunday that the death toll of 11 in the state was expected to rise from Helene as rescuers and other emergency workers reached areas isolated by collapsed roads, failing ...