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Marquette and vicinity: Today, showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4 p.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. High near 70. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts ...
By The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, June 5, the 157th day of 2024. There are 209 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after claiming victory in California’s Democratic presidential primary at ...
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Marquette and vicinity: Today, showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 5 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. ...
By The Associated Press
Today is Monday, June 3, the 155th day of 2024. There are 211 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 3, 2016, heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, whose athletic feats and activism put him among the most revered athletes of all time, ...
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This article initially appeared in The Mining Journal on July 24, 2021.
NEGAUNEE — The Michigan Sate Police, one of the most respected law enforcement agencies, had its beginnings in Negaunee in 1917.
They were known as “The Constabulary.” The United States declared ...
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Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 10 mph. Tonight, a 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph.
Extended forecast: Saturday, a chance of showers, with thunderstorms also ...
By The Associated Press
Today is Friday, May 31, the 152nd day of 2024. There are 214 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 31, 1889, some 2,200 people in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, perished when the South Fork Dam collapsed, sending 20 million tons of water rushing ...
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U.P. weather map info:
Houghton: 70|49°
Ironwood: 73|53°
Escanaba: 65|42°
Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind around 10 mph. ...
By The Associated Press
Today is Thursday, May 30, the 151st day of 2024. There are 215 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 30, 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic, was burned at the stake in Rouen, France.
On this date:
In 1922, the Lincoln Memorial in ...
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Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 56. North wind around 5 mph. Tonight, clear, with a low around 38. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Extended forecast: Thursday, sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Thursday ...
Vessels
MARQUETTE — The Kaye E. Barker is expected at 3 a.m. today at the Lake Superior & Ishpeming ore dock in Marquette’s Upper Harbor. Also due today is the H. Lee White at 7 a.m.
By The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, May 29, the 150th day of 2024. There are 216 days left in the year. This is Memorial Day.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 29, 1988, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev opened their historic summit in ...
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Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Extended forecast: Wednesday, ...
By The Associated Press
Today is Tuesday, May 28, the 149th day of 2024. There are 217 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets — Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne — were born to Elzire Dionne at the family farm in Ontario, ...
By The Associated Press
Today is Thursday, May 25, the 146th day of 2024. There are 220 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a Black man, was killed when a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for about 9 1/2 ...
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Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 20 percent chance of showers after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Tonight, a 10 percent chance of showers before 8 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. ...
By The Associated Press
Today is Thursday, May 23, the 144th day of 2024. There are 222 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death in a police ambush in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
On this ...
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U.P. weather map info:
Houghton: 64|44°
Ironwood: 62|46°
Escanaba: 68|50°
Marquette and vicinity: Today, a slight chance of showers before 8 a.m., then a slight chance of showers after 5 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 ...
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Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 20 percent chance of showers after 3 p.m. Areas of fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Tonight, showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after ...
Vessels
MARQUETTE — The Victory is expected at 7 a.m. today at the Lake Superior & Ishpeming ore dock in Marquette’s Upper Harbor.
The Herbert C. Jackson is expected at 7:30 p.m. today at the Lake Superior & Ishpeming ore dock in Marquette’s Upper Harbor.
