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Vehicle-pedestrian crash results in death

BARAGA — Police have not released the name of the pedestrian struck and killed by a passing vehicle in Baraga late Monday night. According to the preliminary examination by the Michigan State Police from the Calumet post, the crash took place at about 10:20 p.m. Monday on U.S. 41 near the ...

Hummingbirds favor Superiorland

MARQUETTE — Some backyard bird watchers in and around Superiorland report that the usual number of hummingbirds, a favorite to observe and photograph, were late arriving to the area. Renowned for their incredible agility, hummingbirds can hover in place and fly backwards, forward, sideways ...

New information about body found in Marquette

MARQUETTE — Marquette police have released a handful of additional details relative to the body that was discovered along the Iron Ore Heritage Trail last weekend. The deceased person was an adult male and a local resident known to the police, according to Det. Capt. Chris Aldrich, chief of ...

Bad intersection paint job is repaired

MARQUETTE — Casual passersby might simply call it an oops but Marquette city officials were something less than happy with the paint job on a busy city intersection that followed a major road project downtown. The intersection at issue is Fourth and West Washington streets, and the errant ...

Starla Goings is still missing

MUNISING — This week marks one year since Starla Goings went missing from Alger County. Goings, 65, was last seen on Aug. 15, 2025. Her 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan was found two days later in the vicinity of 16 Mile Lake and M-94. A former bank teller, Goings is described as a white female, ...