MARQUETTE — A local broadcasting pioneer who touched the lives of many is no longer with us. Bruce Turner passed away peacefully at the age of 82 on Jan. 9. Turner is best known for his work as WNMU-TV’s original station manager, a career that spanned 56 years before his retirement in ...
MARQUETTE — As was the case with the first round of local COVID-19 vaccinations for individuals age 65 and over, online appointments were quickly filled on Monday morning. Dr. Bob Lorinser, medical director of the Marquette County Health Department, Dickinson-Iron District Health ...
CLEVELAND — Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. announced today that its philanthropic organization, The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation, has made several commitments totaling more than $1 million in cash contributions to several food distribution organizations in the local communities where the company ...
MARQUETTE -- All online appointments for the upcoming Marquette County Health Department COVID-19 vaccine clinics have been filled at this time, according to the health department’s website at mqthealth.org. The link to schedule appointments was made available at 10 a.m. today at ...
MARQUETTE -- No injuries were reported after a tugboat sank in Lake Superior near Marquette on Friday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard Marquette. Officials said that the crew on the tugboat was attempting to bring the vessel into Marquette's Lower Harbor to pull it in for the winter. However, ...
MICHIGAMME TOWNSHIP -- A 20-year-old woman died from injuries suffered in a Saturday accident in Michigamme Township, according to the Michigan State Police. Michigan State Police reported that at about 6 p.m. Saturday, troopers from the MSP Negaunee Post and deputies from the Marquette ...
MARQUETTE — After five deadline extensions that delayed the process by nearly one year, the Marquette City Commission has come to an agreement with Home Renewal Systems Founders Landing LLC to authorize the purchase of Parcel 2A at the Founders Landing site. The commission voted 4-2 at ...
L’ANSE — A letter from Baraga County officials denouncing COVID-19 restrictions within the county earlier this week made the rounds across the Upper Peninsula. The letter, signed by Baraga County Sheriff Joe Brogan and eight other county officials, called out the state of Michigan’s ...
MARQUETTE — Take a stroll through Harlow Park in downtown Marquette on Jan. 23, and maybe pick up some warm winter clothing along the way. That’s the goal Anna Dravland hopes to achieve through “Bundle UP MQT,” a new initiative the “Spread Goodness Day” founder is taking on to ...
Marquette resident Scot Stewart receives his Pfizer-BioNTech shot for COVID-19 on Thursday at the Baraga Gym in Marquette. The Marquette County Health Department set up vaccination clinics for Thursday and today, with more clinics planned for individuals age 65 and over expected to be announced ...
MARQUETTE — The Michigan Strategic Fund on Thursday approved two grant programs — the Michigan Small Business Survival Grants and the Michigan Stages Survival Grants — totaling $58.5 million in relief to help meet the urgent needs of small businesses and live event venues impacted by the ...
WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to turn the tide on the pandemic, speeding up the vaccine rollout and providing financial help to individuals, states and local governments and businesses struggling with the prolonged economic ...
MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Clean Energy Conference series held a virtual event hosted by Michigan Energy Options on Thursday afternoon with a focus on solar power. Thursday’s session, titled “Solar Energy Case Studies — Lessons from On the Ground Projects,” offered ...
ISHPEMING — The annual Polar Roll fat tire bike race is going to be in a new format this year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new format, which organizers refer to as “EX” — meaning extra enhanced — involves racers completing the race in a self-supported manner with a GPS to ...
MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday updated its epidemic order to allow reopening of additional activities such as indoor group exercise and non-contact sports. However, the order continues to temporarily pause indoor dining in bars and restaurants ...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time Wednesday, charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly mob siege of the Capitol in a swift and stunning collapse of his final days in office. With the Capitol secured by armed ...
Our congressional leaders have weighed in on President Donald Trump’s impeachment by the U.S. House on Wednesday. Prepared statements appear below in alphabetical order. U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet: “The electoral process in Congress has appropriately taken place as provided ...
MARQUETTE — For those who want to learn more about the use of solar energy in the Upper Peninsula, the UP Clean Energy Conference will feature a virtual event about this renewable energy form on Thursday. The program, which is the second event in the UP Clean Energy Conference series, ...
NEGAUNEE — The Marquette County Health Department announced this morning on its Facebook page that the 400 appointments available for COVID-19 vaccination were filled on the department's website in 30 seconds. However, it said it is working to add more appointments to the website at ...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged Wednesday with willful neglect of duty after an investigation of ruinous decisions that left Flint with lead-contaminated water and a regional outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. The charges, revealed in an online court ...