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Marquette and vicinity: Today, a slight chance of sprinkles between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Extended forecast: Friday, a 30 percent chance of ...

Oct. 9, Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

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By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Oct. 9, the 283rd day of 2024. There are 83 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 9, 2009, President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for what the Norwegian Nobel Committee called “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Extended forecast: Wednesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday night, mostly clear, with a ...

Oct. 8, Great Chicago Fire Breaks Out

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By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Oct. 8, the 282nd day of 2024. There are 84 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 8, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire began; more than 300 people died and more than 17,000 structures were destroyed during the three-day blaze. Also on this ...

U.P. weather map info: Houghton: 58|41° Ironwood: 59|36° Escanaba: 63|39°

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tonight, a 40 percent chance of showers, mainly between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tonight, showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. Low around 52. Breezy, with a south wind ...

Today in History: Oct. 5, Steve Jobs dies at 56

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By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Oct. 5, the 279th day of 2024. There are 87 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 5, 2011, Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former chief executive who invented and master-marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Extended forecast: Saturday, sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 ...

Oct, 4, Soviets launch Sputnik, spark the Space Age

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By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Oct. 4, the 278th day of 2024. There are 88 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 4, 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit. Also on this date: In 1777, Gen. ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind around 5 mph. Extended forecast: Friday, sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Friday night, mostly clear, with a low around 43. Saturday, ...

Oct. 3, Germany reunifies after 45 years

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By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Oct. 3, the 277th day of 2024. There are 89 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 3, 1990, West Germany and East Germany ended 45 years of postwar division, declaring the creation of a reunified country. Also on this date: In 1944, ...

Oct. 2, Marshall joins supreme court

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By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Oct. 2, the 276th day of 2024. There are 90 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall joined the U.S. Supreme Court at its first African American justice; he would serve on the bench for 24 years until his ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Tonnight, mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight, a 40 percent chance of showers, mainly between midnight and 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 53. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could ...

Sept. 30, Berlin Airlift concludes

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By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Sept. 30, the 274th day of 2024. There are 92 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 30, 1949, the Berlin Airlift came to an end after delivering more than 2.3 million tons of cargo to blockaded residents of West Berlin over the prior 15 ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 51. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Extended forecast: Sunday, sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 5 ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Tonight, patchy fog before midnight, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 53. Calm wind becoming west ...

Sept. 27, Taliban take power in Afghanistan

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By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Sept. 27, the 271st day of 2024. There are 95 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 27, 1996, in Afghanistan, the Taliban, a band of former seminary students, drove the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, captured ...