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Assuring access to electronic waste recycling in U.P.

MARQUETTE — It started as a complaint in 2014 about an unregistered electronics recycler with a pile of televisions behind their place of business. It ended with the Environmental Protection Agency in 2020 spending over $1 million to cleanup over 1.2 million pounds of crushed television ...

Pair nabbed in online child abuse investigation

MENOMINEE — A pair of Menominee men have been arrested and charged with aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material and using a computer to commit a crime. The cases are separate and were handled by separate press releases from the Michigan State Police. Allen Kerby, 45 and Alexander Aikman, 28, appeared for arraignment in 95A Judicial District Court of Menominee County on Wednesday. Kerby faces two counts of child sexually abusive material – aggravated possession and two counts of using a computer to commit a crime. Aikman is charged with seven counts of child ...

Back-to-school safety

ESCANABA — With many area schools back in session, the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning and local residents are urging drivers to stay alert for pedestrians, bicyclists and school buses. In Michigan, drivers must stop at least 20 feet away from a school bus when its red lights are ...

Today in History: August 28, MLK delivers 'I Have a Dream' speech

Today in History: August 28, MLK delivers 'I Have a Dream' speech By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Aug. 28, the 240th day of 2026. There are 125 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 28, 1963, during the March on Washington, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his ...

Victim of assault near Warming Center was center guest

MARQUETTE — A Room at the Inn official in Marquette has responded to a Wednesday arrest by the Marquette Police Department which occurred in response to an assault on one of their guests. “We are grateful to the Marquette Police Department, Marquette City Fire Department, UPHS-Marquette ...