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Most counties in Michigan gained population last year

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. Since 2020, Michigan has added nearly 56,000 residents, but that growth was not evenly distributed across the state. Most Michigan ...

Marquette United Way hosting egg hunts

MARQUETTE — Marquette United Way is once again hosting its two egg hunts this year — the city-wide egg hunt and the children’s egg hunt at Presque Isle. The city-wide egg hunt, a tradition in Marquette for 11 years, began Monday and has been a tradition in Marquette for 11 years. Twelve ...

Rapid River man arrested on multiple felony charges

ESCANABA — Michigan State Police report that a 28-year-old man from Rapid River was arrested Sunday on multiple felony offenses. The incident netted a significant number of firearms and drugs, police said. On Sunday, a trooper from the state police post in Gladstone, while on patrol on LL ...

Michigan’s main cause of wolf mortality? People

MARQUETTE – Even though the grey wolf is classified as an endangered species, a new study found that the majority of Michigan’s recorded wolf deaths are caused by humans. Researchers from Michigan State University and their collaborators used GPS collar and mortality data from 608 wolves ...

Soo Locks bottleneck after opening

SAULT STE. MARIE — Though the Soo Locks opened for the season on Wednesday, a standstill followed. As ice prevents ship traffic from flowing, an organization representing the U.S. Great Lakes fleet blames Coast Guard inadequacies. “The U.S.C.G. has systematically cut icebreaking services ...

‘No Kings’ rallies draw crowds across US, Europe

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Large crowds protested Saturday against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump's actions in "No Kings" rallies across the U.S. and in Europe. Minnesota took center stage, with thousands of people standing shoulder-to-shoulder to celebrate resistance to Trump's aggressive ...