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2025 Cheer Club nearing halfway point

MARQUETTE— As December continues, the 2025 Mining Journal Cheer Club is nearing the halfway point. On Friday, the Commemorative Bucks of Michigan, traditionally among the most generous of organizations as far as holiday giving is concerned, brought in a mountain of gifts in support of this ...

Fire destroys historic Escanaba hotel

ESCANABA — The latest casualty in a plague of fires that has befallen the seat of Delta County recently was a historic building that has been called the “crown jewel of Escanaba” – the House of Ludington. Residents of the apartments were displaced. The House of Ludington, located at ...

Enbridge pipeline tunnel option ‘rushed’ and unsafe, opponents say

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. MACKINAW CITY — Federal officials heard an earful Wednesday from Line 5 pipeline opponents who expressed skepticism about the latest ...

Sault Ste. Marie woman missing

SAULT. STE MARIE— The Sault Ste. Marie Police Department is investigating a missing person complaint for Lori Ann Feliz. Feliz is 56 years old, has brown hair and blue eyes, 5' 05" and weighs approximately 185 lbs. Any information regarding Feliz or her whereabouts should be given to Det. ...

Kingsford man sentenced to prison for sexual exploitation of a child

MARQUETTE – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey announced that Dalton Wayne Braun, 36, of Kingsford, was sentenced to 360 months in prison followed by 120 months of supervised release for the sexual exploitation of a child. During sentencing, U.S. District Judge ...

Vape recycling program expanding

MARQUETTE — A Marquette-based non-profit is leading an effort to reduce the amount of e-cigarette waste that typically ends up in the environment where it has the ability to pollute soil, ground and surface water. In fact, Citizens for a Safe & Clean Lake Superior is expanding an ...