ESCANABA – The murder trial of Tavaris Jackson is officially underway in Delta County’s 47th Circuit Court after a jury was selected Tuesday morning. Jackson, 35, faces one count of open murder – a felony punishable by up to life in prison – in the death of 22-year-old Harley ...

MARQUETTE — Dr. Tim Hunt of the Bayshore Veterinary Hospital in Harvey has been involved in the sport of mushing since 1995. Now he is on his way to Alaska to judge the Iditarod, the famed 1,000+ mile sled-dog race from Seward to Nome. Hunt is no stranger to the Iditarod, which is known as ...

LANSING – Michigan’s current renewable energy target is 50% by 2030 and 60% by 2035, with a goal of 100% clean energy by 2040. However, meeting that timeline presents significant obstacles, experts say. The effort comes as utilities, state regulators and local governments navigate ...

SAULT STE. MARIE — At approximately 3:20 p.m. last Saturday, troopers from the Michigan State Police post in Sault Ste. Marie responded to a report of a serious snowmobile crash on West Green Shack Road near South Chippewa Hunt Club Row. The preliminary investigation found that the driver of ...

MARQUETTE — U.P. Home Health & Hospice has been recognized with its third star in the We Honor Veterans program, a national initiative that strengthens hospice and home health care for America’s Veterans and their families. We Honor Veterans is a program of the National Alliance for ...

NEWBERRY — A pair of downstate men have been arrested and charged were arrested following an attempted drug smuggling incident at the Newberry Correctional Facility. On Feb. 28, Michigan State Police troopers from the agency's Sault Ste. Marie post were notified by Newberry Correctional ...