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Side-by-side driver airlifted

BRAMPTON -- A crash involving a side-by-side and a pickup truck last week resulted in serious injuries to a Gladstone man, who was airlifted to Marquette from the scene. On Thursday, June 18 at approximately 2:30 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Gladstone Post responded to ...

Crash on US 2 & 41 leaves one dead

HYDE — A two-vehicle collision closed three miles of U.S. 2 and 41 for about four hours yesterday while emergency services responded. One driver, an elderly man from Escanaba, is dead. Shortly after noon on Tuesday, a crash heard for miles around occurred in Ford River Township on the ...

Man arraigned in alleged gift card embezzlement case

GWINN — A 22-year-old man was arraigned Monday in the 96th District Court of Marquette after authorities alleged he embezzled thousands of dollars through a gift card scheme while working at a Gwinn grocery store. Jonathan Andrews Barnes is charged with one felony count of embezzlement ...

Today in Sports June 24

1910 — James Braid wins his fifth British Open with a four-stroke victory over Sandy Herd. 1911 — John McDermott becomes the first American-born winner of the U.S. Open when he beats Michael Brady and George Simpson in a playoff. McDermott finishes two strokes better than Brady and five strokes better than Simpson. 1913 — John Henry Taylor wins his fifth and final British Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club at Hoylake, England. 1922 — American Professional Football Association renamed the National Football League. 1922 — Charter NFL club Chicago Staleys renamed ...