By BUD SARGENT     Journal Managing Editor MARQUETTE — What’s as long as one’s arms are spread wide, furry and has a wet nose? If you an employee or volunteer at the Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter, better known as UPAWS, that brief description might apply to any ...

MARQUETTE — Spring snowmelt and flooding have forced the temporary emergency closure of the Arfelin Lake Boating Access Site in Marquette County until road repairs can be made. Culverts and the dirt access road have failed, and water is moving swiftly. A pickup truck became stuck when a ...

What is the International Court of Justice and why is it weighing in on humanitarian aid in Gaza? By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The top United Nations court on Monday will begin hearing from 40 countries on what Israel must do to provide desperately needed ...

By ANTONIO ANDERSON Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE – Multiple storms swept across the U.P. yesterday, and continue into today. Threats of thunderstorms, high winds, hail and tornadoes threatened the upper peninsula and it continues on today. “Threat of multiple severe weather hazards, ...

MARQUETTE — Look up to the sky, it’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a sign for Free Comic Book Day, a nationwide event held on the first Saturday in May. The first Free Comic Book Day, held on May 4, 2002, marked the industry's first broad cooperative promotional venture, according to ...