Body of man found after waves swept victim off Black Rocks
MARQUETTE — Police on Friday located the body of the man swept off Black Rocks Thursday afternoon. The deceased, a 62-year-old man from Calumet, was pulled from waters off Harvey a distance of some several miles. In a Friday morning press release, the Marquette Police Department said that, “On 11/06/2026 at approximately 8:22am the Marquette Police Department and Chocolay Township Police Department responded to the report of a body in the water in the area of Lakewood Lane in Harvey." “Responding officers located the body just off the beach and were able to recover it from the ...
Weather conditions aid in the containment of U.P. fires
MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced that the Craig Lake and Black River fires — two of three Upper Peninsula fires that started last month — now are fully contained. The Ridge Fire just north of Marquette is about 85% contained. "Recent heavy ...
Cliffs, Steelworkers reach tentative agreement
MARQUETTE — United Steelworkers local 4974 announced on Thursday that they had reached agreement on a tentative four-year pact with Cleveland-Cliffs for Hibbing, Utac, North Shore and Tilden mines. “Your bargaining committee will be returning home tomorrow,” said the announcement, which ...
No fatalities in Marquette structure fire
MARQUETTE — The Marquette City Fire Department Thursday morning extinguished a fire at a single-story residential structure on Fitch Avenue. There no injuries or deaths reported. A department press release states units were dispatched to 2314 Fitch Ave. at about 5:13 p.m. for a reported structure fire, arriving on scene within three minutes, encountering visible smoke coming from the first floor of a single-story residential structure. “Upon arrival, the first-due engine established Fitch Street Command and initiated an offensive fire attack," the release states. "Mutual aid ...
NMU seeks access to Michigan’s Community College Guarantee program
MARQUETTE — In a recent Bridge Michigan article titled “Michigan’s free community college shuts out rural universities. They want in,” Northern Michigan University president Dr. Chris Olsen joined presidents from other rural Michigan universities in calling for access to the state’s ...