RAPID RIVER — A rescue dog who made headlines in 2017 for saving the life of a neighbor child has passed away, but not before providing her owners with love, good times, and life lessons. The mutt who was presumed by Delta Animal Shelter staff to be a beagle mix arrived into their care at ...

DELTA COUNTY — The Michigan State Police has announced that a Wisconsin man has been identified and criminally charged following an investigation into a kidnapping and sexual assault that occurred 39 years ago in Delta County. The MSP Manistique Post originally began an investigation in ...

MARQUETTE – Keen eyed pedestrians on Washington Street in Marquette may have noticed the unorthodox plants growing in the large black planters in downtown Marquette. The Marquette Downtown Development Authority has not only planted flowers to help spruce up the town, but also vegetables and ...

ISHPEMING – The Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library’s Summer Reading Program has been well underway and will officially wrap-up on Saturday, Aug. 16, which is the final day to turn in reading logs and book reviews. However, the library has plenty of events in store for all ages that will ...

LANSING — Western U.P. leaders and representatives provided testimony in support of a $50 million state grant request on Wednesday. The Michigan House’s Labor and Economic Appropriations Subcommittee held a hearing on Wednesday morning for a review of legislatively directed spending ...

MARQUETTE — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel will apply lampricides to the Sturgeon River in Alger County to kill sea lamprey larvae burrowed in the stream bottom. Applications will be conducted between Aug. 12-21 in accordance with State of Michigan permits. Application dates are ...