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McBroom legislation honors U.P. road construction pioneer

LANSING — An Upper Peninsula road building pioneer will be honored through a named highway designation, if state Sen. Ed McBroom has anything to say about it. McBroom, R-Waucedah Township, recently testified before the state Senate Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in support ...

Newberry woman arrested for home invasion

NEWBERRY — A 35-year-old Newberry woman has been arrested and charged with unlawfully entering a home in Newberry and stealing property from within the residence. Gina Briggs was taken into custody by Michigan State Police troopers from the Sault Ste. Marie post after an incident on John ...

Charges preferred in shooting, crash

MARQUETTE — Ten charges have been authorized by the Marquette County Prosecutor's Office in connection with a shooting in the city of Marquette Tuesday night and subsequent high-speed chase on US 41 that ended in a fiery Negaunee crash. Trevor Caponcello Restivo, 31, or Marquette, has been ...

DNR grants to support marina repair, upgrades

MARQUETTE — Three Upper Peninsula boating locations, including one in Marquette, are recipients of Michigan Department of Natural Resources grants. Overall, seven communities throughout the state will share $4.035 million in Waterways Grant-in-Aid Program funding to improve public access to ...

Fire danger high in area, region

MARQUETTE — With no rain predicted until the end of next week, the Michigan Department of Natural resources continues to prohibit open debris burning in all 15 Upper Peninsula counties and approximately half of the Lower Peninsula. Conditions in wooded areas are tinder dry in many ...