In a bid to capitalize on recent bipartisan pushes to regulate the state’s hemp industry, Wisconsin Democrats have introduced a bill to fully legalize marijuana. But the effort to create legal recreational and medical programs is all but sure to fail. Republicans, who control both chambers ...

LANSING — The weekend killing of a US citizen by Border Patrol agents in Minnesota has sparked renewed calls for reform nationally and in Michigan, primarily by Democrats frustrated by Republican President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigrant deportation tactics. Deportations surged in ...

MARQUETTE — On Jan. 20, U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman released an open letter to the Postmaster General and the Chief Executive Officer seeking answers as to why Upper Peninsula residents have been experiencing slowdowns in mail delivery. “I write to express concern regarding the state of mail ...

GWINN — A Gwinn man has been arrested and charged with multiple felony counts following an investigation into the allegation of sexual exploitation of a minor. According to a press release from the Forsyth Township Police Department, the investigative agency, Jeremy Norman Brugman, 35, was ...

STEPHENSON — At 10 a.m. Thursday, coordinated service team detectives and deputies in the city of Stephenson took a man into custody for alleged sex crimes. This arrest is part of an investigation started in Daggett Township in 2025. After reviewing the investigation, the Menominee County ...

MARQUETTE — Over the past few weeks, many residents of Marquette and visitors to the area have been enjoying ice skating, walking and ice fishing on the frozen Lower Harbor. However, the city fire department put out a statement on Monday warning against these activities. “The ice in ...