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Houghton: 27°|20° Ironwood: 25°|18° Escanaba: 29°|21° Marquette and vicinity: Today, partly sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tonight, a 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Extended forecast: Tuesday, a slight chance of snow showers before 1 p.m., then a slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of ...

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Houghton: 14°|4° Ironwood: 9°|-4° Escanaba: 17°|2° Marquette and vicinity: Today, isolated snow showers before 9 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Tonight, snow showers, mainly after 8 p.m. Steady temperature around 11. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Extended forecast: Friday, snow showers. High ...

Power line falls on car during Oregon ice storm, killing 3 and hurting a baby, authorities say

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three people died and a baby was injured when a power line fell on their car in northeast Portland on Wednesday, the city’s fire department said. The department’s spokesperson, Rick Graves, said the power line crashed into the car after being drawn down by the branch of a large tree. It is believed the car’s passengers died when they exited the vehicle and became charged with electricity, he said. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. PORTLAND, Ore. — An ice storm threatened to topple ...

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Houghton: 12°|11° Ironwood: 5°|-7° Escanaba: 13°|-1°

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight, mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Extended forecast: Wednesday, a 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. West wind 10 to 15 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Wednesday night, a 50 percent ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 50% chance of snow showers. Areas of blowing snow before 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible. Tonight, snow showers likely, mainly after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 25. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible. Thursday, snow showers likely, mainly before 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 27. ...