Trick or treating times Saturday in the region — — 3 to 7 p.m.: Florence County, Wis. — 3:30 to 6 p.m.: Crivitz, Wis. — 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.: Wausaukee, Wis. — 4 to 6 p.m.: Hermansville, Powers — 4 to 7 p.m.: Iron Mountain, Kingsford, Breitung Township, Quinnesec, Norway, Felch Township, Sagola Township, Crystal Falls, Iron River and Niagara, Wis.
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in September as data from the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed 1,000 fewer workers unemployed than in August. “Michigan labor markets showed expected unemployment rate declines during September,” said Wayne Rourke, labor market information director for the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics. “Regional payroll job gains reflected seasonal hiring as schools resumed for the fall semester.” The U.P.’s September jobless rate was down 0.7 percentage ...
MARINETTE, Wis. — Two people were killed Thursday evening when their vehicle was hit by another fleeing law enforcement in the Town of Peshtigo. A Marinette County Sheriff’s deputy at 6:38 p.m. Thursday attempted to pull over a vehicle with two individuals near the intersection of Pine and Maple streets, according to a Marinette County Sheriff’s Office news release. According to the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, the vehicle failed to stop. The deputy’s pursuit ended three minutes later when the pursued vehicle crashed into another vehicle ...
ESCANABA — The new last-mile shipping terminal for Amazon that recently opened in Escanaba is the first of its kind in the Upper Peninsula. After being under construction for a little over a year, the new building at 2602 Fourth Ave. N. — off of North 30th Street near Meijer in ...
Florence Town Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. today at the Florence Community Center, 749 Central Ave., Florence. The agenda includes an EMS contract review, a capital improvement priority list and a parking ordinance for Central Avenue. For more, go to https://townofflorencewisconsin.com/. Breitung Township Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Township Hall in Quinnesec. The board will also meet at 5 p.m. today for a 2027 budget workshop. For more, go to https://www.breitungtownshipmi.gov/township. Kingsford Planning Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at Kingsford City Hall. ...
PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump intensified his anti-Muslim rhetoric against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday, portraying him as a threat to national security and questioning his loyalty to the United States in remarks that drew a sharp rebuke from a ...
