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MLB Spencer Turnbull threw seven strong innings yesterday, as the Detroit Tigers shaded the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1. Turnbull gave up a run on five hits. He left with the game tied, but got the win when Miguel Cabrera singled home Jonathan Schoop on a 3-2 pitch with two outs in the …

The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a driver who was involved in a “hit and run” property damage crash in the village of Calumet. The incident occurred Thursday evening between 7:00 and 8:00 in the parking lot of Bucko’s Party Store. The truck …

An 18-year-old driver escaped injury Sunday morning in a fiery single-vehicle crash just south of Lake Linden. State police officers report that, around 8:00, a northbound pickup truck crossed over the center line on M-26 near the 27th Street intersection. The truck just missed the brick signpost for the Drive-Through …

MLB The Detroit Tigers’ bats kept booming yesterday, as they pounded out 16 hits on the way to an 11-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Detroit slugged out five runs in the first inning, powered by homers from Niko Goodrum, Miguel Cabrera, C.J. Cron and Jeimer Candelario. All came before …

The body of a man that was found Tuesday in Marquette County has been identified, and the cause of death has been determined to be murder. A forensic autopsy performed at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo confirmed that the victim is 58-year-old Jody Dean Howe of Marquette. Howe disappeared nearly …

MLB The Detroit Tigers scored four runs in the top of the 11th inning, and outslugged the Pittsburgh Pirates 17-13 last night. It was a seesaw battle. Detroit fell behind early, as Pittsburgh scored seven times off Matthew Boyd over the first five innings. The Tigers responded with seven runs …

UPDATE: A 42-year-old Lexington, Kentucky, woman has died from injuries she sustained Thursday, while swimming in Lake Superior at Marquette’s Little Presque Isle Park.  State police officials say Yookyung Leemazzoni succumbed early Friday morning at UP Health System-Marquette. Read our original story below, as posted on Friday, August 8th: A …

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has extended the COVID-19 Declaration of Emergency through September 4th. Noting that every region in Michigan has seen an increase in the coronavirus infection rate, Whitmer said it was important to do everything possible to control the growth of the disease, including wearing masks, and maintaining social …

Fuel sales at the Rock Harbor Marina at Isle Royale will continue through August 25th. The National Park Service says diesel and gasoline will be available mornings between 8:00 and 10:00, and afternoons between 2:00 and 4:00 each day. Because of COVID-19 concerns, most of the amenities at Isle Royale …

Former Democratic First Congressional District candidate Linda O’Dell has congratulated primary winner Dana Ferguson. On social media, O’Dell thanked her supporters, and called on them to support Ferguson in his attempt to unseat incumbent Republican Representative Jack Bergman in the upcoming November election. Ferguson claimed the Democratic nomination by a …