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 ...

ESCANABA — When the Escanaba City Band began the final concert of their centennial season last summer, a familiar face stepped up to the podium. Ninety-four-year-old John Chown was chosen by the band for the ceremonial honor to conduct the band. “From the moment he took the podium he was ...

ESCANABA — Escanaba City Council incumbents Mark Ammel and Ronald J. Beauchamp were sworn for another term in Monday night at the council's reorganizational meeting after winning re-election Nov. 4. Todd Flath, an incumbent on the council who was also reelected, was absent and will be sworn ...