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Today in History: March 5, the Boston Massacre

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Today in History: March 5, the Boston Massacre By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, March 5, the 64th day of 2026. There are 301 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 5, 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who had been taunted by a crowd of colonists ...

Sheriff, county commissioners address ICE issue

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MARQUETTE — The past few Marquette County Board of Commissioners meetings have included lengthy public comments sections wherein residents have expressed concern about federal law enforcement and have requested that the commissioners draft a resolution addressing those concerns. At Tuesday ...

Child porn probe includes arrest

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MARINETTE — Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller reports on Feb. 25, Marinette County Sheriff’s Office detectives, with the assistance of the Marinette County Joint Special Response Team, executed a search warrant in the city of Peshtigo. The search warrant was executed as part of an ...

Delta County murder trial officially underway

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ESCANABA – The murder trial of Tavaris Jackson is officially underway in Delta County’s 47th Circuit Court after a jury was selected Tuesday morning. Jackson, 35, faces one count of open murder – a felony punishable by up to life in prison – in the death of 22-year-old Harley ...

Local veterinarian to judge Iditarod

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MARQUETTE — Dr. Tim Hunt of the Bayshore Veterinary Hospital in Harvey has been involved in the sport of mushing since 1995. Now he is on his way to Alaska to judge the Iditarod, the famed 1,000+ mile sled-dog race from Seward to Nome. Hunt is no stranger to the Iditarod, which is known as ...

RxKids now active in entire U.P.

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ESCANABA — Pregnant women and guardians of newborns can apply for a “prescription” of debt-free financial aid with no strings attached and no income requirement. A press conference Monday discussed the launch of RxKids into the entire Upper Peninsula. The program was first introduced in ...