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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 ...

Recorded messages available on Mining Journal website

MARQUETTE — As the Class of 2023 graduates from high school, they have countless people to thank for helping them reach this milestone. To share these messages of thanks and gratitude, The Mining Journal embarked on a project this spring to interview and film members of the Class of 2023 ...

Weather

Marquette and vicinity: Today, a slight chance of showers between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Tonight, a slight chance of thunderstorms before 8 p.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 10%. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Sunday night, a 30% chance of showers after 2 a,m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 5 mph ...

Just days to spare: Debt ceiling deal goes to Biden’s desk

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into the night to wrap up work on the bipartisan deal and send it to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law before the fast-approaching deadline. The compromise package negotiated between Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy leaves neither Republicans nor Democrats fully pleased with the outcome. But the result, after weeks of hard-fought budget negotiations, shelves the volatile debt ceiling issue that risked upending the U.S. and global ...

US House OKs debt ceiling measure

WASHINGTON (AP) — Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and ...