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Gas prices dip

MARQUETTE — Average gasoline prices in Michigan have fallen 13.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.12/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 4,913 stations in Michigan. Prices in Michigan are 12.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 85.2 cents per gallon ...

Piano concert by Robert Buchkoe

MARQUETTE — Well-known pianist Robert Buchkoe will perform a concert of classical music by Ukrainian composers, including Prokoffiev, Gliere and others. The performance will take place at the Marquette Federated Women's Clubhouse at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29. It is part of the save the ...

Stabbing case suspect in court

ST. IGNACE — The suspect in a stabbing that took place on last Friday in Mackinac County has been arraigned on charges. Maxwell Phillips, 18, of Little Lake, was arraigned in the 92nd District Court in St. Ignace on Monday. He is facing one count of attempted murder, one count of assault ...

Today in History: August 25, National Park Service created

Today in History: August 25, National Park Service created By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Aug. 25, the 237th day of 2026. There are 128 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the National Park Service Organic Act, establishing ...

NMU celebrates back to school with annual Fall Fest

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University was back to school on Monday, after a busy move-in weekend. Campus will once again be home to over 7,000 students and on Monday many of those students gathered around the Northern Center to participate in NMU’s annual Fall Fest, a gathering of local ...

Arrest on prison property follows domestic violence complaint

MARQUETTE — A domestic violence complaint led to an arrest at a campsite on Marquette Branch Prison property last Thursday, police report. According to Capt. Christopher Aldrich of the Marquette Police Department, on Thursday, MPD received a report of a domestic violence incident that had occurred several days earlier at a well-established makeshift campsite on Marquette Branch Prison property in the city of Marquette. In a written statement, Aldrich said the suspect was identified as 34-year-old Drummond Smithson, who has resided in multiple states and locations with the most recent ...