Escanaba Public Safety is responding to growing community concerns after several structure fires were reported across the city in recent weeks, including this week's fire at the House of Ludington. Officials say their fire investigator has completed origin-and-cause examinations on the incidents and emphasize that mult...

Twenty-eight-year-old Cody Krueger was found guilty Wednesday after entering a no-contest plea to aggravated battery with intent to cause great bodily harm. Two additional charges were dismissed under the plea agreement, but the judge will still be allowed to consider them at Krueger's February 16th sentencing. Prosecu...

The Menominee American Legion Auxiliary says this year's Wreaths Across America event at Riverside Cemetery has been canceled because of the expected cold weather. Volunteers who still want to help place wreaths on veterans' graves are invited to meet at the cemetery on Tuesday, December 16th at 1 p.m.

Christmas By the Bay returns December 12-14, offering three nights of festive entertainment at Bayshore Arts Center. This year's program features performances from First Street Academy of Dance, singers and musicians from Theater on the Bay, and new addition, Please Laugh Comedy. Tickets are selling fast, and organizer...

Menominee Police are investigating the death of a man found unresponsive Tuesday afternoon. Just after 12:30 p.m. on December 9th, officers were called to the 1300 block of 15th Avenue for a report of an unconscious, unresponsive male. When they arrived, they determined the man had died. The Menominee Police Department...

A Pound woman accused in a deadly wrong-way crash has been bound over for trial. Sixty-seven-year-old Cheryl Mitchell waived her preliminary hearing during a court appearance Monday in Brown County. A judge kept her bond at $150,000 cash. She's scheduled to be arraigned on February 3rd at 8:30 a.m. The crash left one p...

In September Puff Cannabis sued the city asking the city to approve their license. The city says there were still some issues to be resolved. The city is also currently under a judge's order to maintain the status quo on licenses while a lawsuit concerning the referendum to limit the number of dispensaries in the city ...

This week's Weather Kid is Landyn Dauphinais-VanBuren! Landyn is super interested in the daily weather, and he never misses hearing all the other Weather Kids on the radio each week - so today was extra special because it was finally his turn! He was absolutely adorable in the studio and such a joy to work with. Stepha...

A major change is coming to Michigan's cannabis industry on New Year's Day... and a court has refused to stop it. The Michigan Court of Claims has denied a request for a preliminary injunction against a new 24-percent wholesale tax. That means the tax hike is set to take effect on January 1st. Opponents argue this will...

In a December 3rd release Gold Resource Corporation says it is resuming work on the Back Forty mining project in Michigan. The company has begun discussions with consulting firms to complete a new feasibility study and plans to restart the state permitting process. A technical report filed in 2023 outlined the project'...