ESCANABA — With a healthy herd in the south-central Upper Peninsula at present, deer hunters would not be unreasonable to bring optimism to the start of this year’s firearm season, though of course there are always several factors to consider. The weather the first several days following ...

ESCANABA – A local contractor who failed to finish or refund a roofing job has pleaded no contest to one count of larceny by conversion - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000, a felony, in the Delta County 47th Circuit Court. Scott Allen Demeuse of Escanaba appeared in court Monday with ...

ESCANABA — Fifty years to the date after one particular great freighter plunged to the bottom of Lake Superior, holding tight to the souls of the 29 men who crewed her and a heavy load of taconite pellets, to lie on the lake bed severed in twain, people paid tribute far and near Monday. In ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — AccuWeather’s winter forecast predicts above-average snowfall and below-average temperatures for the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin. Temperatures are expected to be a degree or two below normal from December through February, according to AccuWeather meteorologist ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks. The ...