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Microsoft Outlook outage reported nationwide

National News

ESCANABA — Microsoft users nationwide — including staff at the Daily Press — are experiencing outages, affecting access to Microsoft Outlook 365 email, Word, Teams and more. According to Microsoft, they are "investigating reports of users experiencing issues accessing Exchange Online mailboxes through multiple connection methods in the Americas." More details can be found in the Microsoft 365 admin center under EX1550543. Due to the outage, staff at the Daily Press cannot receive or return Outlook emails, which includes news releases and advertising inquiries. To get in ...

DNR shares 2026 deer hunting preview

Local News

ESCANABA — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has published their 2026 deer hunting preview, detailing this year's hunting season predictions for the Upper Peninsula and reviewing weather conditions within the last year. How'd it go The Upper Peninsula experienced a harsh winter ...

Meijer team in Esky gives to two nonprofits

Community

ESCANABA — The local branch of a Lower Michigan-based superstore chain donated a total of $10,000 — split evenly between two nonprofits, Tri-County Safe Harbor and Michigan Area 1 Special Olympics — through the Meijer Team Gives program. Meijer Team Gives is an annual ...

State urges residents to prepare homes and vehicles for winter weather

Local News

ESCANABA — The Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD), recently released a statement urging Michigan residents to prepare their homes and vehicles for severe snow, ice and extreme cold this winter as the state observes Winter Hazards Awareness Week through Nov. 14. On Sunday, Governor Whitmer proclaimed this week as Winter Hazard Awareness Week, recognising that Michigan winters can bring hazardous conditions. Severe winter weather poses risk of injury and property damage. “Michigan winters are unpredictable. In the last year alone, ...

This ocean liner was the world's fastest. It's being sunk to make the largest artificial reef

International News

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — An ocean liner that is longer than the Titanic and was once the fastest on the seas is headed to a final home on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico as the world's largest artificial reef. The SS United States is scheduled to be sunk Wednesday off the coast of the Florida Panhandle, fulfilling a long-planned $13.5 million project aimed at attracting more divers and fishing enthusiasts to the area while creating a home for tuna, marlin and swordfish. The project will keep what had been a technological marvel when it made its maiden voyage in 1952 from becoming scrap ...

Scout Troop 411 receives funds

Community

ESCANABA — Scout Troop 411 recently received financial help from the Kenneth & Patricia Gartland Family Fund, a fund held by the Community Foundation for Delta County, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the Upper Peninsula. “We know we wanted to help make a difference for scouts ...