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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 ...

Man receives prison for OWI, third offense

MENOMINEE — A Wallace man with a lengthy criminal record was sentenced to 2 years, 7 months in state prison for operating while intoxicated, third (or subsequent) offense and as a habitual offender, second offense. In an announcement by Menominee County Prosecutor Jeffrey T. Rogg, David ...

Bad intersection paint job is repaired

MARQUETTE — Casual passersby might simply call it an oops but Marquette city officials were something less than happy with the paint job on a busy city intersection that followed a major road project downtown. The intersection at issue is Fourth and West Washington streets, and the errant ...

Final arguments presented, jury deliberation begins in Boxley murder trial

MARQUETTE — The prosecution and defense presented their final arguments on Tuesday before the jury began deliberation in the Julie Boxley murder trial. Boxley is charged with one count of felony murder and one count of 1st degree arson and is accused of setting fire to 175 Silver St., in ...

Starla Goings is still missing

MUNISING — This week marks one year since Starla Goings went missing from Alger County. Goings, 65, was last seen on Aug. 15, 2025. Her 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan was found two days later in the vicinity of 16 Mile Lake and M-94. A former bank teller, Goings is described as a white female, ...