MARQUETTE — Dr. Colin Irish and his wife Carrie Irish were arraigned in the 96th District Court of Marquette on charges in addition to what they faced previously. They were both charged with two counts of first degree child abuse, two counts of committing first degree child abuse in the ...

BIG BAY — An Upper Peninsula underground mine that employs 475 people is looking to expand its hunt for valuable minerals through an exploration drilling partnership. Eagle Mine has teamed up with Talon Metals Corp. to drill for copper and nickel at Boulderdash, located about eight miles ...

WASHINGTON — A group of 21 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration Thursday over the U.S. Education Department’s efforts this week to cut more than 1,300 employees. The complaint asks the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to block the department from ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Agriculture Department is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and producers. About $660 million of that went to schools and childcare centers to buy food for meals through ...

NEGAUNEE — The city of Negaunee is seeking bids for the latest project to renovate a historic downtown building. The project involves steel panel removal at the Iron Street building which has housed the Vista Theater for nearly a century. The city purchased the building from the Peninsula ...

WASHINGTON — The Education Department plans to lay off more than 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization’s staff -- a prelude to President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency. Department officials announced the cuts Tuesday, raising questions about ...