ENSIGN TOWNSHIP — Six months ago, Stewart Moran bought his first house. Yesterday, he had to watch it burn down. The house is a total loss, but no one was injured. Moran credits the smoke detectors with saving the lives of himself and his sister, the two occupants of the residence that ...

HYDE — A two-vehicle collision closed three miles of U.S. 2 and 41 for about four hours on Tuesday while emergency services responded. One driver, an elderly man from Escanaba, is dead. Shortly after noon, a crash heard for miles around occurred in Ford River Township on the highway between ...

ESCANABA — A man was arrested early Monday morning following a reckless driving incident. At 2:43 a.m. on Monday, Escanaba Department of Public Safety (EDPS) officers were dispatched for vehicles driving recklessly around the 1600 block of Stephenson Avenue. Upon arrival, officers located ...

Editor's note: The opinion of the Michigan Court of Appeals, which serves as the primary source for this article, remains subject to revision until its final publication in the Michigan Appeals Reports. ESCANABA — The Michigan Court of Appeals has denied an appeal from a Gladstone man who ...

WATERSMEET — The last remaining United States Forest Service (USFS) nursery in the Eastern Region is located in Ottawa National Forest in the western Upper Peninsula. Tree seedlings grown there are shipped to destinations throughout nearly the northeastern quarter of the country. J.W. ...

ESCANABA -- The beloved restaurant at 819 Ludington St. has been selling Swedish pancakes and meatballs for 47 years, and they're not going to let the lack of a road stop them. Amidst the major construction work in downtown Escanaba, there's no longer parking in front of businesses between the ...