ESCANABA – Prosecuting Attorney Lauren Wickman of the Delta County Prosecutor’s Office issued a press release Tuesday night regarding the ongoing animal neglect case in Cornell. Brianna Makosky, 22, was arrested on Feb. 4 after biting a Michigan State Police trooper during their search ...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced that this Saturday and Sunday will be the first free fishing weekend of 2026. The event is part of the "Three Free" weekends, where residents and nonresidents can grab a fishing rod, ride the off-road trails and visit state parks and ...
MARQUETTE — The following streets will be closed to motor vehicles at the following times for the start of the annual UP200 and Midnight Run sled dog races to be held Friday in the city of Marquette, according to a city press release. • Thursday 10:30 p.m. - Washington Street from Front ...
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a new law to ban smartphones from public school classrooms starting this fall, making good on a pledge to keep the devices out of instructional time. “We know that phones impede a student’s ability to learn,” Whitmer told a crowd of ...
ISHPEMING — The year 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the Barnes-Hecker Mine disaster, which occurred on Nov. 3, 1926, in Ely Township near Ishpeming. The tragedy remains Michigan’s worst mine disaster, claiming the lives of 51 men. Forty-one of those miners are still entombed in the ...