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Calumet standoff ends peacefully

CALUMET TOWNSHIP — An armed standoff lasting several hours Tuesday ended with one person taken into custody. On Wednesday, 40-year-old Andrey Vladimirovich Petrov, appeared in Houghton County 97th District Court. Petrov is charged with assaulting a police officer, resisting/obstructing. He ...

War in Ukraine becoming very inconvenient for Trump

One of the challenges with writing about the war in — and on — Ukraine is that so little changes. I don't mean the fighting on the ground, though even there, when viewed from a distance, it doesn't look as though much has shifted in a long while. Russia has gained very little territory in ...

League of Women Voters to host membership meeting

MARQUETTE — The League of Women Voters of Marquette County will hold its next general membership meeting from 6:30 - 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7 in Studio One, lower level, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. in Marquette. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political ...

Lane closures begin this week on US 41 near M-35 intersection

NEGAUNEE — Motorists traveling US 41/M-28 near the M-35 intersection east of Negaunee should expect lane closures beginning this week as contractors for the Michigan Department of Transportation begin work on M-35. The traffic restrictions are expected to remain in place until late October. Under the temporary traffic plan, one eastbound lane of US 41 will be closed near the M-35 intersection. The westbound US-41 direct turn onto southbound M-35 also will be closed. Drivers who want to turn south onto M-35 from westbound US 41 will instead be directed to the next crossover to the ...

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