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Remember when?

FLORENCE, Wis. — This week’s “Remember When?” feature — provided by the Florence County Historical Museum — looks back to a 1917 Florence Mining News article featuring the Florence Farm, noting it was one of the largest, most modern and best-equipped farms in northern Wisconsin ...

Copperwood Mine foes sue to block $50M grant for project near Lake Superior

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Opponents are going to court in hopes of blocking a controversial $50 million grant Michigan awarded in August to fund construction of a Canadian ...

Fed hikes key rate for first time in three years, defying Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly high inflation, and the central bank signaled another rate hike could occur later this year. The quarter-point increase lifts the Fed’s key ...

One injured and one dead in Ontonagon County shooting

GREENLAND — A weekend shooting incident in Ontonagon County left a woman injured and a man dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. A sheriff’s deputy was sent just after 5 p.m. Saturday to the 600 block of Depot Street in Greenland Township on a report a resident had been shot. That deputy was able to safely get a female out of the residence and to EMS that had staged away from the site, according to a news release from the Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Office. Other officers located a male on a neighboring property, but after tactically ...

Walk-in option available at UP unemployment office

LANSING — The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency is expanding in-person service by introducing a new walk-in option at all 12 local offices throughout the state, including Marquette. This marks the first time since before the pandemic that walk-in service has been available for all offices, restoring accessibility while continuing safety improvements introduced in recent years. Workers can choose to schedule an appointment up to 14 days in advance or walk in without an appointment. Appointments remain the priority, but walk-ins are welcome as capacity allows. All offices are ...

Toll rollback coming Oct. 31 to the International Bridge

SAULT STE. MARIE — Tolls on the International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie will be rolled back for 24 hours during Halloween. “This is an opportunity to recognize and support the communities we share,” Bridge Director Peter Petäinen said. “We’re going back to opening prices to recognize the longstanding connection between the two Saults, making the bridge more accessible on both sides of the border. The bridge is here, as we have been since 1962, and we’re proud to continue supporting that important link for both Saults equally, now and into the future.” From midnight to ...