SAULT STE. MARIE –  The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians conducted its annual walleye and whitefish stocking efforts this summer in the waters of the 1836 Ceded Territory. Staff biologists transported and released an estimated 437,696 walleye fingerlings and 109,847 whitefish into ...

MARQUETTE— Andrew Shirtz, ex-Northern Michigan University adjunct computer science professor, is going to trial on a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery charge at 8 a.m. Nov. 18, at the Marquette County 96th District Court with district Judge Karl Weber presiding. Shirtz is accused of ...

ISHPEMING — NICE Community Schools will hold its fourth annual Aspen Ridge Haunted Walk from 5:30-9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24 with an intermission from 7-7:30 p.m. Cost is $5 per person with a $20 family cap. The event is a half-mile walk through lantern-lit woods, beginning at the Westwood ...

ESCANABA — Seeking to expand and improve, the region’s union for plumbers, pipefitters and HVAC workers is getting a new building to provide greater training capacity. A twist in the new construction is that parts of its walls will expose inner workings to demonstrate essential functions ...

NEGAUNEE — Large crowds gathered at Super One in Negaunee this week to visit the iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, the first time it has visited the area since 2019. “I've been waiting for a long time, since like August,” said 6-year-old Piper. Children and adults alike were given ...