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‘Rocky Horror’ returns to Forest Roberts Theatre

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University Theatre and Dance will host its live production of “The Rocky Horror Show” in Forest Roberts Theatre from Thursday through Saturday. The stage performance brought to life in Marquette is the 1973 musical production written by Richard O’Brien, which gained further reach when the 1975 screenplay became a cult classic. The plot of the horror-comedy-musical “puts a comedic spin on science fiction and horror movies from the 1930s through the early 1960s,” according to a news release. “When a newly engaged couple gets caught in a ...

Wisconsin elections officials issue guidance on federal agents at polls

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Elections officials in battleground Wisconsin on Thursday approved guidance for local clerks to help them know what to do if federal law enforcement officials show up at the polls on Election Day, as some activists fear might happen. A Republican on the bipartisan ...

Pumpkin Walk Trunk and Treat an afternoon of Halloween fun

IRON MOUNTAIN — Little ghosts, goblins and superheroes will fill downtown Iron Mountain on Saturday for an afternoon of Halloween fun. The Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority will host its fifth-annual Pumpkin Walk Trunk and Treat from noon to 3 p.m. at the downtown stage and ...

‘Ready’ status lifted for residents near UP wildfire

After a week of living under the “Ready, Set, Go!” protocol for potential evacuations initiated in response to the Ridge Fire 10 miles northwest of Marquette, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Marquette County Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Management on Monday lifted the ...

Rapid River man pleads no contest in fatal crash

ESCANABA — A Rapid River man has pleaded no contest to multiple charges, including homicide, after a fatal crash in 2025 in which he was accused of driving drunk. David Brandon Abruzzo, 46, entered the plea Oct. 1 in the Delta County 47th Circuit Court to one felony count of homicide — ...

Wisconsin DNR to study data centers’ environmental costs

Wisconsin regulators will conduct a full statewide review of the environmental impacts of data center development under a legal deal reached among environmental groups, a data center developer and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The settlement reached Friday stems from a ...