In an otherwise drab winter so far in the region, one unusual bird can add a splash of color — and excitement. Phyllis Carlson of Quinnesec reported earlier this week that two varied thrushes had been seen in the Pembine, Wis., area. She was able to go down to the home and get photos of ...

MARQUETTE (AP) — A federal jury has convicted a man on two counts for with defacing one of Michigan’s oldest synagogues with a swastika and other graffiti in 2019, prosecutors said Thursday. Nathan Weeden, 23, of Houghton was found guilty of conspiring against rights and damaging ...

IRON RIVER — Nick Baumgartner is a natural storyteller. Even if the Bates Township native didn’t have the epic story to tell of his racing to the mixed snowboard cross gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, he could still woo an audience with his energy, his passion and his ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans sent a bill to Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday that would mandate state wildlife managers set a cap on the state’s wolf population, forcing the governor to choose between pleasing conservationists who want to protect the creatures and farmers who say ...

MARINETTE, Wis. — Authorities have found human remains after a trailer fire Tuesday in the town of Silver Cliff in Marinette County. Marinette County Dispatch received a report at 11:16 a.m. about a trailer burning on Camp 10 Road, according to a news release from Marinette County Sheriff ...

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A school shooting that killed four students in Michigan could have been prevented if the mother of the armed teen had removed him after seeing his violent drawings that same day, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday in an uncommon trial about parental ...