ESCANABA — This year’s grand champion steer at the Upper Peninsula State Fair was raised by McKennon Hill, who lives in Cooks and will be a senior this upcoming year at Big Bay de Noc School. The animal’s name is Chewie, and he weighed in at 1,211 pounds. Hill has been raising livestock ...

The sternly worded statements and letters are filled with indignation and outrage: Republican U.S. lawmakers say Canada has done too little to contain wildfires and smoke that have fouled the air in several states this summer. “Instead of enjoying family vacations at Michigan’s beautiful ...

ESCANABA — The Delta County Sheriff's Office has launched a new tool called Tip 411 that allows residents to submit crime tips anonymously. Tips can be submitted two ways: through DeltaCo Sheriff app, available for download from App Store for iPhones or on Google Play for Android devices, ...

Ilsa Minor | Daily Press A man shows off his "Hammer Strength" at the frog jump game during the U.P. State Fair. The game, which challenges players to catapult rubber frogs onto lily pads using a mallet, is a perennial favorite at the fair.