3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1202+ words) They radiated through every part of the United States in communities large and small, tearing at Americans’ sense of safety and their place in the world. Hearts were broken across the nation, not just of those who lost their loved…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (567+ words) ESCANABA -- Last week, plaintiff Michael O’Connor appeared in Delta County Circuit Court in regard to five lawsuits currently pending against the City of Gladstone. After some short discussion, Judge Brian D. Rahilly said that he would review the materials before…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (437+ words) HOUGHTON -- At the regular August meeting of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners, Houghton County Jail Committee Co-Chair Faith Morrison proposed a resolution to define the November $28 million jail bond proposal in plain language. The resolution detailed eight specific project…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (389+ words) In one of his Truth Social bombs, President Donald Trump insisted we should rename Lake Ontario to Lake America after Canada refused to accept his trade negotiation terms. It obviously echoes his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (360+ words) HOUGHTON -- After 33 years with the Houghton City Police Department, Lt. Nick Roberts officially retired Friday. The police department and the city of Houghton hosted a retirement celebration for him in the Houghton City Council Chambers. Police Chief John Donnelly said…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (698+ words) As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 nears, the biggest disgrace is that the attack’s evil mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, has not been tried and sentenced to death. Blame the American Civil Liberties Union, in large part, for this injustice. The ACLU intervened…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (577+ words) It was a day of deep thinking and heroic typing, my brain so fried I could hardly call out for pizza. Then the news and social media feeds exploded with reports that Harry and Meghan plan to leave California and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (190+ words) ESCANABA -- The 2026 U.P. State Fair wrapped up on Aug. 23 following a record-setting week celebrating agriculture, entertainment, community and America's 250th anniversary under the theme "United in Fun." An estimated 108,500 entries passed through the gates at Michigan's only state fair this year, an…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (405+ words) MARQUETTE — An official at A Room at the Inn, the downtown Marquette warming center, has responded to a Wednesday arrest by the Marquette Police Department which occurred in response to an assault on one of its guests. “We are grateful…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (240+ words) HOUGHTON -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson will visit Michigan Technological University on Tuesday for a campus visit focused on critical minerals, workforce development and Michigan Tech’s role in advancing U.S. energy priorities. Robertson leads the U.S. Department of Energy’s…...