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Nominate a blue line hero

Do you know a member of law enforcement making a difference in our community? Nominate them for the blue line hero award! The Daily Press and law enforcement are partnering to award firefighters with a blue line flag, a $30 Elmer's gift certificate and a $20 Frapp's gift certificate. To ...

Shared Interest Fair Tuesday

ESCANABA -- A first-of-its-kind event will be held at Bay College this evening: the “Shared Interest Fair.” It invites residents to explore how thriving communities begin with both civic action and individual well-being, and is one way to participate in the National Week of Conversation. ...

Cooking Wild Seasonings: a 906 venture

HERMANSVILLE — Cooking Wild Seasonings, an enterprise from 906 Outdoors, creates products meant to accompany the flavors of wild game and freshly-caught fish. Founder Brian Whitens has had a journey with a series of businesses — though they could be viewed as different iterations of the ...

Nessel secures court ruling against Trump’s housing program cuts

LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel secured a federal appeals court ruling rejecting an effort by the Trump administration to restrict housing grant funding. State officials reported the restrictions could have left thousands nationwide without housing. Nessel joined a ...

Arrest made in MSP investigation of drug overdose

CHIPPEWA COUNTY — Michigan State Police (MSP) announced the arrest of a Sault Ste. Marie man as part of an ongoing investigation into a woman’s recent death. Brandon Nertoli, 31, was arraigned as a habitual offender Thursday in the Chippewa County 91st District Court on a charge of ...

Wisconsin man charged with homicide waives preliminary hearing

MARINETTE — A Wisconsin man accused of killing his girlfriend has waived his preliminary hearing, binding his case over for arraignment. Robert Alan Chilcote, 29, of Porterfield, Wis., appeared in the Marinette County Courthouse on Thursday alongside his defense attorney, Hannah Rachel ...