KINGSFORD — A Kingsford resident and several pets died in a fire after an electric bicycle exploded inside the house on Tuesday. Kingsford Public Safety was dispatched to 109 Balsam St. at 11:21 p.m. for a report of an explosion. According to the KPS press release upon arrival the residence ...

For Tuesday, April 14, 2026

STEPHENSON — The Menominee County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents along west County Road G-12 (aka Co. Rd. 352) and adjacent roads in Stephenson to check their cameras and outbuildings for signs of missing person named Brett Parrett — a male in his mid 30s. According to the ...

ESCANABA — A newcomer to the race to represent Michigan’s First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives has arrived on the scene — Matthew DenOtter, currently based in Boyne City. Key platforms of DenOtter’s campaign include protecting and expanding rural ...

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Power Company reminds customers and the public that winter weather patterns can – and often do – produce high winds and accumulations of wet, heavy snow and ice that can affect the region’s electrical grid. The National Weather Service has issued winter ...

KINCHELOE— The Michigan Department of Corrections announced on Wednesday that a level II unit at Chippewa Correctional Facility in Kincheloe will be temporarily closing. Level II prison units are considered to be medium security. While the unit is closed, the people incarcerated there ...