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8-18 Media: Marquette meets Manhattan

I was in awe to think there were more people in some three-block areas of Manhattan than in my entire hometown of Marquette. Although I have loved my childhood here, I have always dreamed of experiencing a different kind of beauty and complexity– a beauty of rolling artistic creativity, ...

Alex Jones trial: Father says Jones’ ridicule inflicted pain

By DAVE COLLINS and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press WATERBURY, Conn. — Ian Hockley testified Tuesday that he was ridiculed online as a “party boy” and an actor after posting a video of the memorial service for his 6-year-old son, who was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school ...

Autumn leaves close-up

Thirteen-year-old Aurora Gregg of Marquette took a photo of some vibrant leaves in front of her home on Sept. 11. Did you take a great shot of the sunset over Teal Lake? Or did you happen to snap a captivating image of wildlife? The Mining Journal is accepting original local photo ...

Cigarette butt recycling project hits new milestone

Pictured at left: Cigarette butts collected for recycling are shown in various stages of a drying process. Marquette resident Margaret Brumm delivered 6.43 pounds of the material to be shipped for recycling on Thursday. The shipment, consisting of 14,583 cigarette butts, pictured at right, ...

Judge blocks Indiana abortion ban week after it took effect

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana judge on Thursday blocked the state’s abortion ban from being enforced, putting the new law on hold as abortion clinic operators argue that it violates the state constitution. Owen County Judge Kelsey Hanlon issued a preliminary injunction against the ban that took effect one week ago. The injunction was sought by abortion clinic operators who argued in a lawsuit that the state constitution protects access to the medical procedure. The ban was approved by the state’s Republican-dominated Legislature on Aug. 5 and signed by GOP Gov. Eric Holcomb. That ...