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Newberry woman arrested for home invasion

NEWBERRY — A 35-year-old Newberry woman has been arrested and charged with unlawfully entering a home in Newberry and stealing property from within the residence. Gina Briggs was taken into custody by Michigan State Police troopers from the Sault Ste. Marie post after an incident on John ...

MARQUETTE — The man who police said was involved in a shooting in Marquette Tuesday night before leading officers on a high-speed chase on US 41 was in court Friday. Trevor Caponcello Restivo, 31, of Marquette, was arraigned in the 96th District Court in Marquette on charges related to both ...

Ore Dock Brewing planning eatery partnership

MARQUETTE — A staple of Marquette's craft brewing scene is in the process of developing a restaurant component, in collaboration with an established local restaurant group. The Ore Dock Brewing Company is expanding into the culinary world through a partnership with Focus Restaurant ...

McBroom legislation honors U.P. road construction pioneer

LANSING — An Upper Peninsula road building pioneer will be honored through a named highway designation, if state Sen. Ed McBroom has anything to say about it. McBroom, R-Waucedah Township, recently testified before the state Senate Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in support ...

End of an era — Higgins Bingo Supplies storefront closing

MARQUETTE — After 34 years in business, Jim and Francise Higgins of Higgins Bingo Supplies are retiring and the iconic West Washington Street storefront is closing. “What started in 1981 in my parents house in north Marquette, quickly grew into something special,” said Higgins in a ...

Fatal drowning in Hancock Township

HOUGHTON COUNTY — Michigan State Police from the Calumet post is investigating a fatal drowning that occurred in Hancock Township Wednesday morning. At approximately 9:30 a.m., troopers were dispatched to a report of a deceased individual in the waters of Lake Superior near McLain State Park and the breakwall leading to the Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse. The body of a 57-year-old man from Hancock was subsequently located by divers from the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office. Following positive identification, the family was notified. The preliminary investigation ...