ESCANABA — The eastern monarch butterfly population nearly doubled in 2025, but the numbers remain far below the long-term average. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), The population wintering in central Mexico’s forests occupied 4.42 acres, up from 2.22 acres during the previous ...

ESCANABA — The trial for an alleged murderer is still not set, roughly 18 months after the alleged incident occurred. Tavaris Jackson, of Escanaba, is accused of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend, 22-year-old Harley Corwin, and leaving her body in O.B. Fuller Park. The alleged incident ...

GLADSTONE — Gladstone Area Public Schools is seeking voter approval for two bond proposals that will ask taxpayers to provide towards interior and exterior school improvements, better playgrounds, new construction and security equipment. The ballot language has been approved and will appear ...

GLADSTONE — A key employee at the City of Gladstone will be retiring next month. Renee Barron, Community Development Director/Zoning Administrator, is concluding a career that has served Gladstone residents and area communities. There are many jobs that have the potential to seem thankless ...

ESCANABA — The Delta County Sheriff’s Department is warning the public of bad ice conditions on parts of the Bays de Noc. On the evening of March 13, the sheriff’s office along with ice rescue personnel from multiple agencies responded to three separate incidents with a total of six ...

For the first time in more than 100 years, cougar cubs have been discovered living in the Michigan wild. State biologists on Wednesday confirmed the existence of two cougar cubs on private land in Ontonagon County in the western Upper Peninsula. The spotted cubs, believed to be 7 to 9 weeks ...