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Suspect arrested after assault, theft in Marquette

MARQUETTE — At approximately 11:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Marquette Police Department officers responded to an assault on the sidewalk in front of the Warming Center on the 400 block of West Washington Street in Marquette. Investigation into the incident found that 47-year-old David Rodda Jr. committed an unprovoked assault of a 28-year-old subject who was on the sidewalk. Following the assault, Rodda left the scene, but was located and arrested a short time later near South Fourth Street and West Washington Street. The victim was transported from the scene via ambulance to UPHS-Marquette ...

Arrest of Texas resident after online sex abuse investigation

MACKINAC ISLAND — A Texas man has been arrested and charged with aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material, using a computer to commit a crime and capturing an image of an unclothed person. Morgan Charles Mitchell, 24 of Dalhart, Texas, was arrested following an investigation ...

Mackinac Island claims top spot as best weekend getaway in Midwest

MARQUETTE — Yet another list and yet another top spot for Mackinac Island. Mackinac Island has been ranked as the No. 1 weekend getaway in the Midwest by U.S. News and World Report. “To be named the best weekend getaway in the Midwest is a tremendous honor for Mackinac Island,” said ...

State OKs $50 million grant for Copperwood Mine

IRONWOOD — The Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Strategic Fund Board voted Tuesday to approve two grants related to Highland Copper’s Copperwood Mine project in Gogebic County near Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park — a $44.9 million Strategic Site Readiness Program ...