Local News
No Daily Press on Monday
ESCANABA — With no mail delivery on the Labor Day holiday, the Daily Press will not publish a paper Monday. Daily Press offices will not be open Monday. Tuesday will have a newspaper as usual, and staff will be available starting at 8 a.m.
Reckless homicide charges filed in Marinette drowning death
MARINETTE, Wis. — A Marinette man has been accused of homicide in the drowning of a 13-year-old boy Aug. 20 in Marinette. The Marinette County District Attorney’s Office charged Tylor Robert Birch, 21, with second-degree reckless homicide in connection with the death of Jakob Bowerman, ...
Program helps carry kids’ reading skills over summer
ESCANABA — Summer reading programs at local libraries wrapped up a few weeks ago, but their effects — helping kids keep reading skills honed — may prove beneficial in the days to come. Now that students are back in school after summer break, some families may be finding the ...
MSP: Fatal shooting in Harris appears to be self-defense
HARRIS TOWNSHIP — One man is dead from what authorities said appears to be a shooting in self-defense early Thursday in Menominee County. At about 12:19 a.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police Iron Mountain Post were called to a residence on County Road 551 in Harris Township, where a ...
Whitmer declares state of emergency for flooding in UP
LANSING – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday declared a state of emergency for Houghton and Ontonagon counties after an extreme rainfall event in late July caused widespread flooding, severely damaged roads and infrastructure, and exhausted local response capabilities. On July 23, Houghton ...



