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“Practice strike” held at Harlow Park

MARQUETTE – Nearly 100 nurses and technical staff held a “practice strike” at Harlow Park on Monday, amid contract negotiations with UPHS-Marquette. “Lifepoint executives have not offered meaningful solutions to our priority issues, including fixing the staffing crisis that we believe ...

Alger County Sheriff’s Office investigating missing person

MUNISING — The Alger County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating a missing person case involving a local woman who was reportedly last seen at her residence late Friday evening, August 15. The missing woman has been identified as 65-year-old Starla Goings from Munising. She is a ...

Marquette County cold case reaches 25th anniversary

MARQUETTE – Twenty-five years ago as of Friday, Erin Taylor was murdered, a crime that remains unsolved to this day as her best friend continues to push for justice and closure. Bonnie Dowd has been advocating for new information and the continuation of the Taylor case for 25 years, longer ...

Challenges of solving cold cases

MARQUETTE – Earlier this month, Northern Michigan University helped to solve a 39-year-old cold case from 1986, with its Criminal Justice Department’s cold case program. The cold case program has been in operation since 2022 and has just solved its first cold case this month. It is no easy ...