MARQUETTE — Firefighting just got a lot more efficient for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Two Fire Boss aircraft, each capable of scooping up to 800 gallons of water from a lake in just 15 seconds, have been added to the MDNR firefighting fleet this season. The planes, ...
MARQUETTE — The 2025 Presque Isle deer survey has been released. The survey is conducted each year in a collaboration between NMU Fisheries and Wildlife Association, Moosewood Nature Center and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and is reported to the city of Marquette to provide ...
MARQUETTE — The Superior Health Foundation concluded its second grant cycle of 2026 on Wednesday, announcing $302,710 in funding distributed across 22 grants to organizations serving the Upper Peninsula. The awards include $189,618 in U.P. Health Impact Grants across six projects addressing maternal and infant health, behavioral health, healthy food access, health care workforce development and child advocacy; $86,765 in Care Access Grants across 10 organizations providing direct medical, travel, hospice and prescription support to uninsured and underinsured U.P. residents; and in ...
WASHINGTON — Lower-income Americans sharply reduced their gas consumption in the month following the Iran war, yet spiking prices still forced them to spend more at the pump, worsening the economy's economic disparities, new research released Wednesday showed. Higher-income households, ...
MARQUETTE — Unofficial results from Tuesday’s special elections are in. Voters in the Marquette Area Public Schools district approved the district’s $59.995 million bond proposal, with unofficial results indicating 3,628 yes votes and 3,116 no votes. The bond will provide funding ...
