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Michigan AG Nessel: Make It Easier For LGBTQ People To Donate Blood
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a22-state coalition in support of the Biden Administration's new proposed policy that would make it easier for members of the LGBTQ population to donate bl...
Jack Hall Apr 03, 2023

NO APRIL FOOL'S JOKE: Upper Peninsula Slammed With Wet, Heavy Snow
The calendar says it is springtime, but the Upper Peninsula looked more like the middle of winter on Saturday as very heavy snow fell across the region. It was not a laughing matter for motorists on t...
Jack Hall Apr 02, 2023

Semi Truck Hits Snow Drift On US-41, Goes Into Ditch in Ishpeming Twp.
A semi truck crashed on a snowy stretch US-41 in Ishpeming Township Saturday afternoon. Marquette County Sheriffs Deputies say it happened at just after 1:00 in the afternoon on US-41 near County Road...
Jack Hall Apr 02, 2023

UPDATE: Winter Storm Warnings In Effect As Heavy Snow Falls
Including the cities of Gwinn, Marquette, Grand Marais, and Munising ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations 1 to 9 inches....
Jack Hall Apr 01, 2023

More Blastomycosis Cases Identified At Escanaba Paper Mill
Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties (PHDM) continues to investigate an outbreak of blastomycosis associated with the Escanaba Billerud Paper Mill. To date, there have been 19 confirmed cases ...
Jack Hall Apr 01, 2023

M-DOT Resumes Work On US-2 Bridge Over I-75 In St. Ignace
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $4.5 million to repair the US-2 bridge over I-75 in the city of St. Ignace. The work on this two-year project will include expansion...
Jack Hall Mar 31, 2023

Winter Storm Bearing Down On Upper Peninsula With Heavy Snow, Ice
.A strong low pressure system will track from northwest Kansas this evening, to near Omaha, Nebraska early Friday morning, then to central Lake Michigan by early Saturday morning. The storm will bring...
Jack Hall Mar 31, 2023

Knoll Named VA Medical Center's Social Worker Of The Year
Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center held a social worker of the year ceremony to recognize one outstanding individual among the ranks. For 2022, that person is Alyssa Knoll, OGJVAMC Community Engagemen...
Jack Hall Mar 30, 2023

UP Health System-Marquette Adds Robotic Lung Biopsy Surgery Option
UP Health System - Marquette, a Duke Lifepoint Hospital and Duke Health Affiliate, is pleased to announce it has acquired the latest innovation in robotic technology for minimally invasive lung biopsy...
Jack Hall Mar 29, 2023

Bergman Supports More Domestic Energy Production; Ban On Great Lakes Drilling
Rep. Jack Bergman addressed the House of Representatives to express his adamant support for H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act - namely, its provision that continues the longstanding ban on drilling i...
Jack Hall Mar 29, 2023

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