MARQUETTE — Hazardous levels of wildfire smoke will continue through at least today in the Upper Peninsula, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. As of Thursday, the entire state of Michigan was experiencing air quality in the “hazardous” range. ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, joined fellow representatives John James, Lisa McClain and John Moolenaar in addressing Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to demand “immediate action” on wildfires in Ontario which are causing hazardous air quality across the state of Michigan. “Our constituents in Michigan are once again under air quality alerts,” reads the letter. “Our hospitals are once again treating children, dialysis patients and older residents for the effects of smoke that did not originate anywhere near them. This is the third consecutive ...
LANSING — State agencies on Wednesday issued key permits for the controversial Line 5 tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac, concluding the project’s benefits outweigh drawbacks that include disruption to Native American burial sites and harm to wetlands and rare species. The permits issued ...
MARQUETTE — Drifa Brewery in south Marquette announced on Wednesday that it will be closing its doors around mid-November. “From navigating the challenges of a pandemic shutdown and road construction the next summer to weathering management changes, keeping a local craft brewery afloat ...
MARQUETTE — Wildfire smoke blew into the Upper Peninsula Tuesday night from across Lake Superior, causing residents to wake up to a settled layer of ash and foul-smelling, unhealthy air. The air quality alerts led to the Marquette Wednesday night Farmer’s Market and tonight's Music on ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Michigan State Police report that a 42-year-old Iron Mountain man has been extradited from Ketchikan, Alaska, to Dickinson County after being charged with first and second degree criminal sexual conduct. According to a MSP news release, on Dec. 23, allegations of ...
