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Hancock man reportedly drowns in Lake Superior

HOUGHTON COUNTY — The body of a 57-year-old Hancock was recovered Wednesday morning after an apparent drowning in Hancock Township. Michigan State Police from the Calumet post responded about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to a report of a body in Lake Superior near McLain State Park and the breakwall leading to the Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse. Houghton County Sheriff’s Office divers later managed to find the body. A preliminary investigation indicates it was an accidental drowning, with no foul play suspected, according to authorities, although an investigation ...

UW regents approve fourth tuition increase in four years

The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved a plan on Thursday to increase tuition across the state’s public university system for the fourth time in as many years. The Board of Regents voted 15-1 to approve the proposal. It will raise in-state undergraduate tuition by 2% and ...

Season opener set Sunday for Menominee Range museums

IRON MOUNTAIN — From a giant steam-powered mining engine to a rare World War II combat glider and a glimpse of everyday life on the early Menominee Iron Range, visitors can experience some of the area’s most remarkable treasures Sunday during a special season opener at the Menominee ...

Bills to create UP hunting, fishing authority meet opposition in House

A group of Republican representatives Wednesday made their case to the House Natural Resources and Tourism Committee for a separate committee to oversee hunting and fishing in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Opposition to the bills, however, drew sharp responses from both committee members ...

North Central names top seniors in Class of 2026

POWERS — North Central Area School has named the top students for the Class of 2026. — Benjamin Stage, son of Ryan and Amanda Stage of Hermansville, has earned the title of valedictorian with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.85. He has volunteered his time in helping with Community Project Day activities, Adopt A Highway, various 5K races, Red Cross Blood drives, Community Schools Flag Football as a coach and referee, NCA Elementary Basketball Program and Special Olympics Basketball. Stage was class president from ninth through 11th grade, student council his freshman ...

Fiery crash ends police chase in Marquette County

suspect accused of fleeing the alleged scene of a Wednesday night shooting in Marquette was arrested after a police pursuit ended in a fiery crash at the Krist gas station on U.S. 41 in Negaunee, authorities said. The incident began at approximately 9:14 p.m. Wednesday when officers with the ...