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New study traces PFAS in Great Lakes food webs over 40 years

MARQUETTE — Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have developed the most comprehensive look yet at how PFAS moves through the food web in the Great Lakes. The study published this spring in the Journal of Environmental Quality analyzed 42 years of studies and combined nearly 2,500 ...

UPPCO: Fishing platform at Dam 3 closed after weekend damage

MARQUETTE – Upper Peninsula Power Company has temporarily closed the public fishing platform at Dam 3 Reservoir on the Escanaba River after the platform sustained damage over the weekend, according to an UPPCO press release. The closure is limited to the fishing platform and does not affect ...

Motorcycle-vehicle crash claims one life

SKANDIA — Personnel from the Marquette County Sheriff's Office are investigating the cause of a two-vehicle crash that took place Sunday afternoon. According to a sheriff's office press release, a pick-up truck was traveling west on M-94 in Skandia Township when it collided with a ...

Ironwood girl found safe

IRONWOOD — An Ironwood girl missing from her home early Saturday morning has been found safe in Wisconsin. According to the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department, Melody Rose Leanne Jiyres, 15, was last seen at her home in Ironwood at about 5:30 a.m. Saturday. At that time, officials believed ...

TRIDENT, law enforcement arrest alleged fentanyl dealer

SAULT STE. MARIE — The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Taskforce (TRIDENT), arrested a Bay Mills resident on Wednesday in an alleged connection with the overdose death of a young man last August. On Aug. 9, 2025, the Sault Ste. Marie ...