IRON MOUNTAIN — You can almost taste the beer and pretzels, as the Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority gets ready to host its annual Oktoberfest on Saturday. The Bavarian-themed autumn celebration will run from noon to 10 p.m. in the city parking lot at the intersection of East A ...

MARQUETTE — Troopers from the Michigan State Police were involved with a shooting in Skandia Township on Thursday evening. At about 7 p.m. Thursday, troopers were attempting to arrest a male suspect wanted on a felony warrant during a traffic stop at the intersection of U.S. 41 and ...

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — Five flamingos that showed up in Wisconsin to wade along a Lake Michigan beach attracted a big crowd of onlookers eager to see the unusual visitors venturing far from their usual tropical setting. The American flamingos spotted Friday in Port Washington, about ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Downed planes that spent decades underwater were left so pristine they could practically fly again when archaeologists finally discovered ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Alzheimer’s Association invites area residents to join the fight to end this disease by participating in its annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday. Walkers this year will meet at Family Ties Adult Day Care Center, 1238 Carpenter Ave. in Iron ...

HANCOCK — The Hancock City Council will have a special hearing next month on the proposed purchase of three Finlandia University properties that were in the process of being abandoned. The council scheduled a hearing for its Oct. 18 meeting on a purchase agreement for Wargelin, Nikander and ...