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In Michigan, 100K live downstream of old, decrepit dams

CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP — Jonathan Korbecki was relaxing at home on the Thornapple River one rainy February night when the fire marshal knocked on his door, warning the nearby Labarge Dam may fail and send a wall of water his way. Hundreds of yards of trucked-in sand prevented disaster that ...

Lost woman is found safe

MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Search and Rescue team was called out late Sunday after receiving a report of a missing woman in the area of the Hogsback Recreation Area. According to the Marquette County Sheriff's Office, a 26-year-old Marquette woman, who had been hiking in the area of Hogsback at around 8:55 p.m. Sunday, became disoriented while running and was unable to find her way back to the parking lot. A sheriff's office press release details that after many unsuccessful attempts to contact someone via cell phone, contact was made and 911 emergency calls were connected. ...

Second day of extreme heat in U.P., wildfire smoke on its way

MARQUETTE — The National Weather Service issued a second Extreme Heat Warning again for much of the Upper Peninsula on Tuesday, predicting dangerously hot conditions with a heat index between 98 and 105. The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office released a statement with information on how ...

It’s hot out there!

MARQUETTE — Much of the Upper Peninsula Monday was under an extreme heat warning and temperatures are expected to remain elevated today before a cooling trend sets in. According to the National Weather Service, heat index levels on Monday reached between 95 and 102 degrees. “Heat ...

LSSU receives capital outlay investment to transform CASET building

SAULT STE. MARIE — Lake Superior State University has received a $30 million Capital Outlay appropriation in the State of Michigan’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget to support the renovation and expansion of LSSU’s Center for Applied Science and Engineering Technology. The appropriation marks ...