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Carnegie Library winter events underway

By Journal Staff ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library’s Winter Reading Challenge is encouraging people to submit their book reviews for a chance to earn prizes. Folks of all ages, from young children to adults, are encouraged to participate. With the challenge beginning on ...

Traffic stops leads to two drug arrests

ESCANABA — Michigan State Police Gladstone Post arrested two individuals on unrelated charges involving felony drug offenses and bringing contraband into a jail this week. The arrests were made within five hours of each other. On Wednesday, Jan. 8, around 5:40 p.m., a Gladstone Post trooper ...

Daily sunrise project showcased on national television program

By ABBY LAFOREST Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Bugsy Sailor, perhaps best known for his project of capturing Marquette’s daily sunrises, save for one, since 2019, had his efforts recently garner some national attention. In a segment aired on Jan. 5 on CBS News, Sailor brought ...

Michigan Senate opens with FOIA, minimum wage bills

As the Michigan House of Representatives welcomed new Republican leadership to the chamber Wednesday, the Democratic-led state Senate hit the ground running, introducing 15 bills, with some reviving key debates from the previous legislative session. While Democrats previously held a trifecta ...

Delta County murder trial postponed

ESCANABA — The trial for a man accused of murdering a 22-year-old pregnant woman has been postponed. Tavaris Lee Jackson of Delta County is accused of murdering 22-year-old Harley Corwin and leaving her body in O.B. Fuller Park in Ford River Township in July 2023. According to information ...