ESCANABA – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released a statement Friday following the guilty conviction of Tavaris Jackson. On Thursday, a jury in the Delta County 47th Circuit Court found Jackson, of Escanaba, guilty of first-degree premeditated murder in the July 2023 killing of ...

HOUGHTON — The Keweenaw Community Sparkplug Awards took place Thursday evening to a sold-out Memorial Union Building Ballroom audience. Eight awards were given out to honor community members and businesses that make an impact. Growth, Customer Service, Innovation and Transformation, Project ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Students from Calvin University of Grand Rapids are gaining hands-on experience in sustainability through an eight-day tour around Lake Michigan that included stops in the local area. The group spent time learning about the region’s mining history at the Cornish Pumping ...

MARQUETTE – Taxpayers have about a month to file their state individual income tax return, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury. State individual income tax returns must be filed electronically or postmarked through the U.S. Postal Service by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15. ...

MARQUETTE — An all-Grieg four-hand piano recital will be presented at the Federated Women's clubhouse, Marquette, at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 28. Anne Linja of Calumet and Kathleen Alatalo-Arten of Laurium, visitors from the not-too-far north, will play a set of Grieg's "Norwegian Dances" and ...

ST. IGNACE — Falling ice closures are always possible at Mackinac Bridge, bridge officials advise. Here are some fast facts: • When ice falls from the bridge’s towers and cables, the Mackinac Bridge Authority closes the bridge to traffic for safety.   • Ice chunks, sheets and ...