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Rapid River man arrested on multiple felony charges

ESCANABA — Michigan State Police report that a 28-year-old man from Rapid River was arrested Sunday on multiple felony offenses. The incident netted a significant number of firearms and drugs, police said. On Sunday, a trooper from the state police post in Gladstone, while on patrol on LL ...

Scammers targeting senior citizens

MARQUETTE — Another scam is making its way through Superiorland and, indeed, the entire Upper Peninsula, and this one is targeting elderly individuals using fear and impersonation tactics, Michigan State Police report. In one recent case in the U.P., scammers targeted an elderly woman, ...

Adamini resigns county board seat

MARQUETTE — Stephen Adamini, longtime Democrat and member of the Marquette County Board of Commissioners, resigned that position earlier this week. Adamini, whose career has included stints on the Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees and the Michigan House of Representatives, ...

Marinette County investigates fatal fire

MARINETTE, Wisc. — At approximately 6:08 a.m. Tuesday, Marinette County Dispatch was notified of a residential structure fire at W9039 Holmes Junction Road in the town of Pembine. The Beecher Dunbar Pembine Fire Department and Amberg Fire Department responded to the scene along with ...

Volunteer drivers needed to transport veterans

MARQUETTE – The van door opens and four veterans climb out. They shake hands and express their appreciation to the volunteer driver who has just driven the 90 miles from Marquette to safely deliver them to their appointments at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain. While ...