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Soo Locks to open for 2026 shipping season

SAULT STE. MARIE – The Poe Lock, part of the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, will open to marine traffic at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time March 25, marking the start of the 2026 Great Lakes shipping season, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday. Federal regulation establishes the ...

Enbridge, Line 5 foes argue tunnel plan before Michigan Supreme Court

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) In a packed courtroom in Lansing, lawyers for Enbridge Energy and its critics debated before Michigan’s highest court Wednesday about whether ...

FBI: Michigan synagogue attack an ‘act of violence’ on Jewish community

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — An attacker armed with a rifle was killed after ramming his vehicle into one of the nation's largest Reform synagogues Thursday in what federal investigators said was an act of violence targeting the Jewish community. Jennifer Runyan, the special agent in charge ...

Daily Press office closed today

ESCANABA - The Daily Press office is closed today due to inclement weather. Thank you for your understanding. Stay safe!

Michigan warns of tax refund delays amid a surge in early filing

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) More Michiganders are filing their state income taxes early this year, and while the Michigan Department of Treasury says it is processing ...

Jackson’s defense rests without calling witnesses in murder trial

ESCANABA - Allegations involving a former Delta County Sheriff’s Department sergeant and other witnesses became a point of contention Wednesday during Tavaris Jackson’s murder trial. Jackson’s defense team, which consists of attorneys Diane Kay-Hougaboom and James Maki, rested its case ...