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Appeals court denies new trial for man in near-fatal beating

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IRON MOUNTAIN — A Bark River man convicted in the near-fatal beating of his ex-wife in August 2022 will not get a new trial, the Michigan Court of Appeals recently ruled, according to Iron Mountain Daily News reporting. The appeals court March 11 affirmed decisions the lower court had made ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

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30 years ago MARQUETTE – What used to be the traditional “summer session” at Northern Michigan University is now Summer College, a full-fledged semester with a new approach to scheduling courses that university officials sat will better serve student needs. Enrollment opens Monday, ...

NMU PRSSA to host 8th annual Coffee Crawl

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MARQUETTE — From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 18, the Northern Michigan University chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America will be hosting the eighth annual Coffee Crawl. The event will occur in three time slots of 8-10 a.m., 10-noon and noon-2 p.m., and tickets cost $20. ...

MTEC Smartzone announces new project manager

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HOUGHTON – MTEC SmartZone has announced that Hannah Maat has joined the team as a project manager. In this role, Maat will help early-stage companies transform innovative concepts into market-ready solutions. She will work closely with MTEC startups, entrepreneurs and high-tech companies to ...

Today in History: March 20, sarin gas attack in Tokyo subway

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Today in History: March 20, sarin gas attack in Tokyo subway By The Associated Press Today is Friday, March 20, the 79th day of 2026. There are 286 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 20, 1995, in Tokyo, packages containing the deadly chemical sarin were opened and dispersed ...