Michigan researchers have gone back in time to get a picture of ice cover on the Great Lakes since the late 19th century. Using historical temperature records from weather stations around the region, researchers improved their understanding of where ice might have formed and for how long it ...
Today in History: February 11, Nelson Mandela released from prison By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Feb. 11, the 42nd day of 2026. There are 323 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 11, 1990, South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 ...
HANCOCK – Sunny skies and temperatures in the low teens greeted crowds of both participants and spectators to the Polar Plunge Saturday afternoon, as the event returned to Hancock after an absence of nearly a decade. “I talked about hundreds of people showing up and we’re seeing it ...
MARQUETTE — A crash on U.S. 2 between a semi-truck and a pickup truck on Friday resulted in one dead and four injured. At approximately 9:16 p.m. on Friday, troopers from the Michigan State police Manistique outpost were dispatched to a report of a crash involving a semi-truck and a pickup ...
MARQUETTE — At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Friday, the Chocolay Township Police were called to a snowmobile accident on trail 417 about one mile from the Alger County Line. Officers arrived near the scene and were transported to the scene by several snowmobilers. When they arrived, CPR was ...
ESCANABA — The Agriculture for Tomorrow conference is back in Escanaba on Tuesday, March 12 at the Joseph Heirman University Center, room 952 at Bay College. The conference will feature a keynote address from Northern Michigan University Assistant Professor Lauren Olk-Szost, in a talk ...