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Marquette structure fire kills dog

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Fire Department battled a blaze early Tuesday morning at a residence at 1308 N. Front St. There were no human fatalities but one dog was killed by the fire while a second dog and 3 cats were rescued. "Fire crews arrived on scene within four minutes of dispatch and encountered visible smoke and fire conditions on the first floor of a two-story residential structure,” said a MFD press release. "Mutual aid agencies were confirmed enroute, a third alarm was requested and utility companies were notified to secure utilities to the property." Unit 2057 arrived ...

Today in History: 2018, 11 killed in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 27, the 300th day of 2026. There are 65 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman shot and killed 11 congregants and wounded six others at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in the deadliest domestic attack on Jews in U.S. history; authorities said the suspect, Robert Bowers, raged against Jews during and after the rampage. (Bowers was convicted and sentenced to death in 2023.) Also on this date: In 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the United States Constitution, was ...

Halloween is upon us!

Several Upper Peninsula municipalities have announced their trick-or-treat times for the upcoming weekend, along with other Halloween-themed events in the days to come. Times and events are as follows: AU TRAIN Trick-or-treat times are from 5-7 p.m. on Saturday. BARAGA Trick-or-treating ...

Marquette Fringe Festival features local theatre

MARQUETTE — Marquette Fringe Festival was held this past weekend, celebrating unconventional performing arts across the city. One performance, put on by We the People’s “Swoletariat Street Crew,” was a dramatization of local government. The play, titled “Collective Comment,” ...

Early voting underway

In-person, early voting began in Michigan Saturday and is underway until Sunday, Nov. 1. As of approximately 12:45 p.m. on Monday, nearly 450 city of Marquette voters had already cast their ballots in-person. Early voting sites in Marquette County are as follows: Marquette City Precincts ...