The City of Escanaba is asking residents to check to ensure mailboxes are sturdy and secure for the winter season ahead. "Shake Your Mailbox" is an activity designed to minimize winter frustration and get homeowners involved in proactive ma...

Karlyn Rapport was honored with the 2026 Evergreen Award of Marquette County during the annual awards luncheon held Monday, October 19, at the Holiday Inn in Marquette. The event celebrated individuals whose leadership, mentorship, and community serv...

CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH DAN WEINGARTEN, MDOT Most roadside parks operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation will be closed for the season on Thursday, Oct. 29. These are the parks that have rustic pit toilet facilities, pi...

CLICK BELOW TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH KEITH MURPHY, DNR After a week of living under the "Ready, Set, Go!" protocol for potential evacuations initiated in response to the Ridge Fire, located 10 miles northwest of Marquette, the Mic...

CLICK TO HEAR CALEB GORDON'S FULL INTERVIEW WITH ANNIE TIPPETT A dedication ceremony was held this past Saturday for the Barnes-Hecker Memorial Park in Marquette County's Ely Township. That's where 51 miners perished in a huge collapse back on Novemb...

As fire crews on the ground 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. This was also the confirmed cause of the C...

A seventeen-year-old charged in the drowning death of a Marinette boy is expected to enter a no-contest plea this week. According to court records, Peyton Carnot has reached a plea agreement on a charge of second-degree reckless homicide in the death...

Like most things, wildfires don't always look like they do in the movies. Even at hundreds of acres each (just over 1,400 acres combined), the three fires that make up the Rugged Terrain Complex aren't currently burning through the trees of the Upper...