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Flock cameras not wanted in Marquette

MARQUETTE — Don’t expect any of those controversial Flock cameras to show up in the city of Marquette anytime soon, or perhaps, ever. That’s because Marquette’s top cop, Chief of Police , said the cameras, often solar-powered and positioned on highways to snap photos of passing ...

Art on the Rocks winners announced

MARQUETTE — The Lake Superior Art Association presented the 66th Annual Art on the Rocks Fine Art Show July 25-26, at Mattson Lower Harbor Park in Marquette. Art on the Rocks is a juried fine art fair hosted on the last full weekend of July each year. Art on the Rocks featured over 100 ...

Police chase ends in prison sentence

MENOMINEE — A man who led police on a chase reaching speeds of over 100 miles per hour in Menominee County has been sentenced to prison. Troy John Hummel, 37, of Daggett, was sentenced Friday in the Menominee County 41st Circuit Court to a prison term of two to 10 years for one felony count ...

Vehicle-pedestrian crash results in death

BARAGA — Police have not released the name of the pedestrian struck and killed by a passing vehicle in Baraga late Monday night. According to the preliminary examination by the Michigan State Police from the Calumet post, the crash took place at about 10:20 p.m. Monday on U.S. 41 near the Baraga Lakeside Inn. Spl/Lt. Ashley Miller, Michigan State Police Seventh District Public Information Officer said a 66-year-old man was traveling southwest on U.S. 41 when a 50-year-old-woman entered the roadway on foot. The driver, who has not been identified publicly, told police that he was ...

Hummingbirds favor Superiorland

MARQUETTE — Some backyard bird watchers in and around Superiorland report that the usual number of hummingbirds, a favorite to observe and photograph, were late arriving to the area. Renowned for their incredible agility, hummingbirds can hover in place and fly backwards, forward, sideways ...