MARQUETTE — Marquette resident James A. Provost has been named Michigan’s Veteran of the Year. Provost will be presented with the Michigan Veteran of the Year award at the American Legion Post 44 in Marquette on Tuesday. The event is free and open to the public. It starts at 6 p.m. with ...

ISHPEMING — A 30-year-old Ishpeming man is facing an intent to murder charge after an alleged assault on New Year’s Eve. Zachary Adam Lewis was arraigned in Marquette County District Court Thursday. He is being charged with assault with intent to murder following his arrest Tuesday ...

HOUGHTON — A scheduling conference in the Evan Dixon murder case set for Thursday was postponed that day and will be rescheduled sometime next week. The date has yet to be determined. Houghton County Prosecuting Attorney Daniel Helmer requested the court to choose a date. “What I ...

MARQUETTE — Local municipalities have some options for residents looking to discard their Christmas trees. Through Thursday, there will be two drop-off sites available for Christmas tree disposal in Marquette. One site is located at the west end of the Lakeview Arena parking lot, 401 E. ...

MARQUETTE — Institutional support for the proposed Copperwood Mine is far from rock solid. In a letter dated July 16, recently obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, President Brock Tessman of Northern Michigan University withdrew NMU’s support for the project, citing ...

MANISTIQUE — Law enforcement in Manistique handled an individual experiencing a mental health episode on New Year’s Day. At roughly 4:16 p.m. Wednesday, the Manistique Public Safety Department was dispatched to the 100 block of North 4th Street for a report of an individual having a ...