CALUMET – The 300 block of Fifth Street in downtown Calumet was temporarily closed to traffic Monday evening after a garage attached to the south wall of the former Thurner bakery building, located at 315 collapsed. The Michigan State Police Calumet Post responded when the collapse was ...

MARQUETTE — A $1.2 million decline in state grant funding to combat invasive species is challenging conservation organizations to rethink how they protect forests, waterways and communities. Michigan awarded $2.4 million in grant funding for invasive species control in 2026, down from $3.6 ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission on March 25 regarding a time-limited price change to better align its costs of transportation with the market. A statement from the USPS says an 8% increase was approved by the Governors of the ...

Michigan’s high-school graduation rate reached a new high last year, but test scores indicate only 27% of students left prepared for college. Pointing to that seemingly contradictory data and other concerning metrics, education groups — and a former Michigan governor — are proposing to ...

Compiled from Marquette Regional History Center articles Following the Revolutionary War, the U.S. General Land Office was formed in 1812 to survey public lands. The newly created U.S. government, which needed funds, wanted to distribute the land to war veterans as a reward and to sell land to ...