ESCANABA -- Local residents, business owners, people passing through Escanaba and destination shoppers are reminded that Sidewalk Sales returns to the Delta County city this Friday. Typically a summer event, Sidewalk Sales aims to encourage foot traffic and use attractive merchandise on ...
HOUGHTON - Former attorney and Hancock resident Evan Andrew Dixon, 62 was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years and a maximum of 40 years in prison on Monday, in Houghton County 12th Circuit Court on one count of second degree murder in the Nov. 13, 2023 shooting death of Theron Duncan, 53, of ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November's midterm congressional elections, addressing concerns among Democrats that the Trump administration could use the military to interfere with the vote. Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the statement in a letter to Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who recently asked Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to confirm they won't send troops to the polls. "The Joint Force has no plans to send Federal military ...
ESCANABA – The Upper Peninsula Sportsmen’s Alliance (UPSA) proudly presented an appreciation plaque to outgoing President Dave Johnson on August 29, 2026, to acknowledge his exceptional hard work and dedication. Johnson has successfully guided the organization for the past seven ...
Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" for users in the United States, reflecting a recent order by President Donald Trump that changed the name of the lake, the global technology giant says. The Google Maps update comes days after Trump's order amid an escalating trade war with Canada that has led both countries to impose billions of dollars in added tariffs on each other's goods. It echoes what Google did in 2025 when Trump issued an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. Google said in a blog post Saturday that the ...
1923 — The United States wins its fourth consecutive Davis Cup by beating Australia four matches to one. 1946 — Patty Berg wins the U.S. Women’s Open golf title by beating Betty Jameson in the final round. 1971 — John Newcombe becomes the first top-seeded man to lose in the first round of the U.S. Open when he loses to Jan Kodes, 2-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-3. 1972 — American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer beats Russian champion Boris Spassky 12.5-8.5 in Reykjavik, Iceland; most publicized world title match ever played; Fischer 1st American to win title. 1973 — George Foreman ...
