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Today in History: October 15, #MeToo movement goes viral

Today in History: October 15, #MeToo movement goes viral By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Oct. 15, the 288th day of 2025. There are 77 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 15, 2017, actor and activist Alyssa Milano tweeted that women who had been sexually harassed or assaulted should write “Me too” as a status. Within hours, tens of thousands had taken up the #MeToo hashtag (using a phrase that had been introduced a decade earlier by social activist Tarana Burke). Also on this date: In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte, the deposed French emperor, arrived on the ...

Lions’ Branch suspended a game after postgame fisticuffs vs. Chiefs

NEW YORK (AP) — Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch was suspended for one game without pay by the NFL on Monday for unsportsmanlike conduct following a loss at Kansas City. Branch punched Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on Sunday night, setting off a postgame melee. "Your aggressive, ...

Police log

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information is collected from Marquette City Police Department dispatch log books recorded at the time the calls were received. The incidents reported may have proven to be unfounded once police investigated. Some log entries may be edited or omitted due to space constraints. August 28 ≤ 9:56 a.m., civil standby, 400 block West Washington Street ≤ 10:16 a.m., camper trailer parked on the street with a power cord hooked up to it, contact made with owner, advised they were running the refrigerator prior to going on a camping trip, 500 block Harrison ...

All that jazz

MARQUETTE — Dan Trudell, a born-and-raised Yooper and renowned jazz musician, will be playing a free concert at Blackrocks Brewery this coming weekend. Trudell, whose professional career has led him to take the stage with iconic jazz and organ stars such as Aretha Franklin, has settled in ...

4th Annual Brookridge Heights Bake Sale for Alzheimer’s kicks off Thursday

MARQUETTE— Brookridge Heights – Assisted Living and Memory Support is gearing up for its annual Bake Sale for Alzheimer’s which will be taking place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday in its Bistro of Assisted Living. “Our residents will be hard at work to create wonderful goodies to ...

Love, Parsons lead Packers to smash Lions, 27-13

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Micah Parsons' arrival in Green Bay helped the Packers put their recent NFC North struggles behind them. Jordan Love threw a pair of touchdown passes and Parsons had a sack in his Green Bay debut as the Packers delivered an exceptional defensive performance in a 27-13 ...