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Stabbing investigated, suspect in custody

ST. IGNACE — An apparent verbal altercation between a pair of 18-year-olds ended with one of them stabbing the other at a Moran Township location, according to the Michigan State Police. A suspect is in custody following an investigation into the stabbing that took place Friday, Lt. Ben Eckola, Eighth District public information officer, said in a written statement. Eckola said on Friday, the state police post in St. Ignace responded to a report in Moran Township that an 18-year-old male had been stabbed by another 18-year-old male following a verbal altercation. The victim, who was ...

Perseid meteor shower captured

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Town Hall held in Forsyth Township addresses data centers, military presence

FORSYTH TOWNSHIP — Representatives from Forsyth and West Branch townships and Marquette County met Wednesday night at K.I. Sawyer Elementary School for a town hall on the topics of data centers and a new military presence at the old K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base. Forsyth and West Branch ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

60 years ago MARQUETTE — An in-depth discussion of Northern Michigan University’s common learning program which will go into effect this fall highlights programming this week on the university’s educational television network, WNMR-TV. Dr. Vito Perrone, dean of the common learning program and associate professor of history, will be interviewed on “Northern Dimensions,” which will be telecast at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. The common learning program is linked with the four-course plan which Northern will introduce this fall. Common learning includes 10 courses—eight required and ...

Today in History: August 22, first America's Cup trophy

Today in History: August 22, first America's Cup trophy By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Aug. 22, the 234th day of 2026. There are 131 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 22, 1851, the schooner America outraced more than a dozen British vessels off the English coast ...