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‘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 ...

As Michigan flu vaccinations drop, health risks increase

LANSING — Flu season is returning to Michigan as declining vaccination rates have become an important public health concern. Annual vaccinations help protect individuals from serious illness and reduce the risk of complications that can lead to hospitalization and death, medical experts ...

New at-home business lets owner turn full time to baking

IRON MOUNTAIN — Heather Nelson recently quit her job to devote herself to her real passion: her bakery business, U.P. Sweets LLC. “I took a gamble, leaving my full-time job to make this my full-time job,” she said. She previously worked at Bellin Health. The business, which operates ...

Lightning strike confirmed as cause of Black River Fire

As fire crews battle to suppress and contain the Rugged Terrain Complex wildfires in the Upper Peninsula, officials have confirmed that a lightning strike was the cause of the Black River Fire in Gogebic County. In the Black River Fire, now 70% contained, it was the charring pattern on a ...