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Severe weather suspends print delivery Monday, causes other closures

ESCANABA - Due to severe winter weather and blizzard-like conditions impacting Northern Michigan, the Daily Press will not be printed or delivered on Monday. The safety of employees and distribution teams remains a top priority during these extreme conditions. Subscribers will still have full ...

Nessel: verdict brings ‘long-awaited justice’ in Corwin case

ESCANABA - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released a statement Friday following the guilty conviction of Tavaris Jackson. On Thursday, a jury in the Delta County 47th Circuit Court found Jackson, of Escanaba, guilty of first-degree premeditated murder in the July 2023 killing of ...

Four visitors fined, banned from Pictured Rocks after vandalism incident

MARQUETTE - Four visitors from Illinois who were caught defacing Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore property have been fined and banned from the park for one year. Authorities say they vandalized the shoreline cliffs and collected over 100 pounds of rocks. According to Timothy VerHey, the U.S. ...

Blizzard warning to take effect 5 a.m. Sunday

As what is being called a “potentially historic blizzard” bears down on the region, the National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning from 5 a.m. Eastern time Sunday through 8 a.m. Tuesday for Alger, Delta, Luce and Schoolcraft counties. Snowfall totals are expected to range from ...

Major snowstorm expected to slam region this weekend

IRON MOUNTAIN — Potentially record-breaking snowfall is predicted for the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin as a storm system arrives late tonight, with widespread snow totals exceeding a foot and some locations along Lake Michigan seeing up to 3 feet of snow, the National Weather ...

Millionaire tax proposal for Michigan schools pulled from 2026 ballot plans

The 2026 ballot will not include a proposal from Invest in MI Kids, which was advocating for what it called a modest 5% surcharge on income over $1 million, or $500,000 for individuals, to invest directly in Michigan’s public schools. In a news release issued late Thursday, the committee ...