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Today in History: 2001, al-Qaida attacks the United States

Today is Friday, Sept. 11, the 254th day of 2026. There are 111 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida hijackers seized control of four jetliners, sending two of the planes into New York's World Trade Center, one into the ...

Marquette remembers 9/11

MARQUETTE — Various people and organizations around Marquette County are planning to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks today. At Northern Michigan University, bells will toll at 8:46 a.m. followed by a moment of silence, in observance of the time the first ...

Judge modifies Boxley bond

MARQUETTE — On Thursday, Judge Andrew Griffin ruled that Julie Boxley’s bond amount would be modified from a total of $2 million to a total of $200,000. Boxley’s attorneys had requested the bond be reduced to a total of $20,000. Boxley is charged with one count of felony murder and ...

Menominee County woman gets decades in prison

DAGGETT — A Daggett woman will spend at least 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in July to first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person under the age of 13. Rocquel Anne Irving, 39, was sentenced Friday in the Menominee County 41st Circuit Court to a minimum prison term of ...