ESCANABA — A man accused of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend in 2023 and leaving her body in a Delta County's O.B. Fuller Park appeared virtually in court Thursday for a pretrial conference. Tavaris Jackson, age 35, faces one count of open murder, a felony punishable by up to life in ...

ESCANABA — When Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II -- who is running for came to Escanaba for the U.P. State Fair this week and spoke with locals and other attendees of the special luncheon on honored citizens’ day, he said that there were a handful of key issues people keep voicing ...

ESCANABA —An acrobatic act in the Upper Peninsula for the very first time has multiple performances scheduled every day of the U.P. State Fair this week. Arestov’s Acrobatic Extravaganza features a talented duo — Ivan Arestov and Maeve Beck. Based in Sarasota, Fla., they perform their ...

MANISTIQUE — A planned test of the active threat alert system for Manistique's St. Francis de Sales School caused some residents to become alarmed that there was an active shooter at the school Wednesday. The test was conducted under the authority of St. Francis de Sales administration and ...

ESCANABA — Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist will attend the U.P. State Fair today. This marks the second year in a row that Gilchrist will be attending the U.P. State Fair and annual Governor’s Luncheon. Last year, he attended in place of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. This year, he is the guest of honor. ...

ESCANABA — Multiple 911 calls came in a little before noon on Wednesday, Aug. 13, about a vehicle that struck the UPS building at 2425 Ludington Street in Escanaba. The Subaru Ascent’s crash into the structure came after it collided with another vehicle, a Chevy Blazer, at the ...