By Journal Staff ISHPEMING — A Project Leaders Workshop for the Western U.P. District will be held at CrossBridge Church, 119 N. Third St, Ishpeming, on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Light lunch will be served. Anyone interested may attend, and should RSVP by emailing ...
We all face adversity, but some people step it up a notch and take a stand against wrongdoing. No matter if the misdeeds are found in a local community or the national government, the people in these stories have found their voices in the name of justice. THE FAIRBANKS FOUR: Murder, ...
Today is Saturday, Aug. 30, the 242nd day of 2025. There are 123 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 30, 1916, on his fourth attempt, explorer Ernest Shackelton successfully returned to Elephant Island in Antarctica to rescue 22 of his stranded crew members, who had survived on ...
MARINETTE — The Marinette County District Attorney’s Office has charged Tylor Robert Birch, 21, of Marinette, with second-degree reckless homicide in connection with the drowning death of 13-year-old Jakob Bowerman. According to the criminal complaint, the incident took place on Aug. 20 at ...
LANSING – On Thursday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency for Houghton and Ontonagon counties after an extreme rainfall event caused widespread flooding, severely damaged roads and infrastructure, and exhausted local response capabilities. Local resources were deployed ...
MARQUETTE — The continuing battle against sea lampreys soon will come to locations in the local area. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assessment crew will conduct work off the mouth of Five Mile Creek in Alger County between Sept. 9-18 to estimate the abundance of sea lampreys. The ...