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UP Health System-Marquette renews mammography accreditation

MARQUETTE — UP Health System-Marquette has earned a three-year renewal of its mammography accreditation from the American College of Radiology following a recent review of the hospital’s breast imaging services. The ACR accreditation recognizes facilities that meet standards for image ...

Today in History: September 17, U.S. Constitution signed

Today in History: September 17, U.S. Constitution signed By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Sept. 17, the 260th day of 2026. There are 105 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 17, 1787, the Constitution of the United States was completed and signed by a majority of ...

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 ...