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Skandia man charged after standoff in Marquette County

Local News

MARQUETTE — A Skandia man faces a pair of charges relating to an incident in Skandia Township that started Saturday night and ultimately involved an elite Michigan State Police response team. According to a news release from the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded to ...

Back to the Present

Local News

This week’s Back to the Present, provided by the Menominee Range Historical Museum in Iron Mountain, looks back at the eastside ice skating rink. The rink on East Hughitt and Jackson streets was a long-time popular area gathering spot for winter sport. The undated photo shows a crowd ...

Soo Locks scheduled to close for seasonal repair, maintenance

Local News

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Soo Locks will close to all marine traffic beginning 11:59 p.m. Eastern time Jan. 15, or until commercial traffic ceases, through 12:01 a.m. March 25 to perform seasonal critical maintenance. The locks allow ships to navigate through what had once been rapids ...

Michigan teachers weaving Jan. 6 lessons into history classes

Local News

Ask any history teacher in Michigan how their lessons could be better and they will tell you that they need to incorporate more current events into the curriculum, East Kentwood High School history teacher Matt Vreisman insists. State standards require social studies teachers to cover ...

Venezuela: 24 security officers killed in Maduro operation

International News

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — At least 24 Venezuelan security officers were killed in the dead-of-night U.S. military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro and spirit him to the United States to face drug charges, officials said Tuesday. Venezuelan officials announced the death count as the ...