It was quite a mess near the Marquette Lowes Store Monday as three cars collided there at about 11:00 in the morning. Marquette County Sheriffs Deputies say that a 21-year-old Escanaba man pulled his vehicle out of the Lowe's parking lot into the path of a car driven...

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Escanaba City Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Brady Nelson has died after a battle with cancer. He was elected to the City Council in 2007, and then was re-elected in 2011. Nelson was a Manistique native, and besides his political work, he has also been a substitute teacher in....

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A teenager was killed in a traffic accident in Alger County on Sunday. Sheriff's Deputies say that 17-year-old Shawn Hill of Munising was driving on M-94 in AuTrain Township at about 5:30 Sunday afternoon when he lost control of his car and went off the highway. The vehicle crashed....

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Police in Chocolay Township are looking for a hit-and-run driver. Officers say that the driver of a white Buick LaSabre crossed the white line of US-41 and crashed into a woman who was riding her bicycle there. She was not seriously hurt, but police are asking for your help in finding...

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An argument between two men at an Iron Mountain flea market got out of hand on Saturday. Michigan State Police say that one man assaulted the other with a knife at the flea market on US-2 near Wally's Auto Salvage. The unidentified suspect was taken to the Dickinson County Jail. No word on any serious injuries to the victim.

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The Michigan Mental Health and Wellness Commission will hold a public hearing Monday morning in Marquette. Dave Nyberg is the director of Governor Snyder's Northern Michigan office. He says that Monday's hearing is open to the public, and it will be held from 10 until noon at...

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It's becoming a summertime tradition for kids in Escanaba: the arrival of the Missoula Children's Theatre from Montana. Kathryn Morski from the Bonafis Art Center says the staff are in town from Montana and are ready to audition the kids for a spot in "The Secret Garden". The auditions run...

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A home was destroyed by fire this weekend in Delta County. Escanaba Public Safety says the blaze started just before midnight Friday night/Saturday morning in the 6600 block of "N" Road in Wells Township. It was a home with a garage attached, and when fire crews...

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The Rapid River boating access site will be closed down on Monday for repairs. Jeff Kakuk is with the Michigan DNR, and he says that a new concrete boat ramp will be installed there to make the site more user-friendly for boat trailers. The project is expected to take about two...

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There will soon be a new option for people who want to fly from the Upper Peninsula to Lansing. "Up North Airways" will officially launch its service on Monday, with on-demand service between Iron Mountain's Ford Airport and Lansing. The hope is to expand that service in the...

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The National Defense Authorization Act was approved late Thursday in the Senate Armed Services Committee, which is chaired by Michigan Senator Carl Levin. Included is $17 million to build a new barracks at Camp Grayling in northern lower Michigan, and $1.8 billion for...

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That controversial nickel and copper mine in northern Marquette County is being sold before any minerals have even come out of the ground. Rio Tinto is selling the "Eagle Project" to Lundin Mining out of Toronto, Canada, for $325 million. Paul Conibear is the president and CEO at Lundin....

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A big weekend of off-road racing is planned this weekend in Bark River. The racing has been expanded to three days this year, starting with PRO-only racing Friday night. There will be Pro Buggy, Light Truck, 2-Wheel Drive Truck, and 4-by-4 truck racing. The Main Event is set for Saturday and Sunday....

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Those Pilt Payments are on the way from Washington. That's the Payment In Lieu of Taxes program, which sends federal money to local governments to make up for the fact that locals cannot collect taxes on federally-owned land within their borders. Twelve of the Upper Peninsula's 15 counties will receive...

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Interviews with 80 Delta County residents that were recorded decades ago are now available on a web site through the Bay College Library. Technician Chelsea Dalgord says that these interviews are first-hand accounts of what life was like in Delta County going back to the early 1900's....

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