BACK IN BUSINESS: Escanaba's Ludington Street Finally Re-Opens
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR COMMENTS FROM ESCANABA MAYOR MARK AMMEL Ludington Street, Escanaba's main business thoroughfare, has officially reopened. The 16-block street has been under a massive construction project for the past two years, first with the eas...
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UP Lawmakers Support Corrections Officer Pension Changes
The Michigan Senate passed three bills meant to replace those that were recently vetoed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Senate Bills 1133, 1134 and 1135 would add corrections officers, conservation officers and others to the Michigan State Police's pension...
6h ago
Chance To Earn Cash Thursday By Collecting Discarded Cigarettes
A chance to earn a few dollars, plus clean up our beaches on Thursday in Marquette, It's a cigarette butt recycle buy-back event, which will pay you cash based on how many cigarette butts you are able to find. It starts at the Superior WaterShed Part...
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Upper Peninsula Cities, Villages, Counties Get Road Funding
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced local agencies across Michigan are now seeing their first payments from the Neighborhood Roads Fund (NRF), part of the new long-term road funding plan aimed at rebuilding Michigan's state and local roads, bridges, ...
Sep 16, 2026
Michigan Unemployment Agency Now Accepting Walk-Ins
The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) is expanding in-person service by introducing a new walk-in option at all 12 Local Offices throughout the state, including those in Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie. This marks the first time since befor...
Sep 16, 2026
Two Downstate Hikers Found Safe In Marquette County
The Marquette County Sheriff's Office was alerted to two overdue hikers on the North Country Trail in Northern Marquette County Monday (9/14/26) night Two sixty- five year old women from the Flint area were walking a twenty mile section of the North ...
Sep 16, 2026
Minor Injuries Reported In Chocolay Township Traffic Crash
On 9/15/2026 at approximately 2:17pm Chocolay Township Police were called to the scene of a two-car accident that occurred at the intersection of US 41 and M-28. A northbound vehicle turned left on to Cherry Creek striking a southbound vehicle. One m...
Sep 16, 2026
Final Aesthetics On Ludington Street; Opening Wednesday
Escanaba's Ludington Street is receiving its final touches this week as the two-year downtown infrastructure project nears completion and the street prepares to reopen Wednesday. Crews spent the summer replacing infrastructure beneath the roadway, in...
Sep 15, 2026








































