Content warning: This article includes photos and discussion of an emaciated animal. ESCANABA — After six months of recovery, a Boxer who was found severely emaciated in April and rescued by the Delta Animal Shelter (DAS) in Escanaba is officially up for adoption. On April 12, a ...
MARQUETTE — A handful of Upper Peninsula fire departments, including one in the City of Manistique, are in line to receive more than $2.1 million in federal support. The funding comes from the Federal emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grants and Staffing for Adequate ...
CORNELL TOWNSHIP — Six fire departments responded to a fire in rural Delta County on Tuesday morning. The affected house was a complete loss, but no injuries were reported. It was around 3:30 a.m. that Delta County Central Dispatch alerted the Cornell Volunteer Fire Department to a ...
These individuals were recently sentenced in Delta County Circuit Court on unrelated charges: Joel Nathanael Welch, Escanaba, pleaded guilty by reason of mental illness to one count of motor vehicle unlawful driveaway; 2 days' incarceration, credit for 2 days' served; fines, fees and costs of $848; 18 months' probation. Stephen Reed Keezer, Wilson, pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting, resisting and obstructing a police officer; 12 months' incarceration, credit for 142 days' served; fines, fees and costs of $826. Mitchell Allen Paquin, Rapid River, pleaded guilty to one ...
LANSING — Michigan drivers are entering the most dangerous stretch of the year for deer crashes. October through December accounted for more than 40% of the 58,324 vehicle-deer crashes reported statewide in 2024. In those crashes, 1,816 people were injured and 14 were killed. November ...
Think bats are spooky? Let’s dispel some myths right off the, ah, bat. Bats do not want to touch human hair. They are not blind. Less than 1% of bats carry rabies. And, no, bats do not suck blood (at least the bats living in Michigan). Here’s the real scary part about bats: Their numbers were decimated by a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome more than a decade ago and, despite researchers’ ongoing efforts, have not yet recovered. That’s frightening because bats play an important role in our world. An average bat eats more than 3,000 bugs a night – from mosquitoes to ...
