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Two killed in Marinette County crash

Local News August 31, 2026

Two teens were killed and two people seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash Saturday night in the town of Lake in Marinette County, according to Sheriff Randy Miller. A vehicle operated by Landen J. Englund, 16, of Menominee, was southbound on County G near Loomis Road when he failed to negotiate a curve and went into the ditch, hitting a tree, the sheriff stated in a news release. Englund had fatal injuries, as did 17-year-old Princeton J. Welty of Crivitz, who was a front-seat passenger. Transported for medical treatment with serious injuries were two other passengers, including ...

NASA's newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe

International August 31, 2026

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before. SpaceX launched the $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope shortly after daybreak aboard a triple-the-fire-power Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center. Roman blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) away that's home to the Webb Space Telescope, one of NASA's other big-ticket eyes in the sky. The bus-sized telescope — named after the late Nancy Grace Roman, ...

Drugs at play in Rapid crash

Local News August 29, 2026

RAPID RIVER -- A two-vehicle collision in Rapid River on Thursday morning resulted in minor injuries and the arrest of the at-fault driver, who appeared to be under the influence. At approximately 7:50 a.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Gladstone Post were dispatched to a ...

Fair Authority reports record attendance

Local News August 29, 2026

ESCANABA — The 2026 U.P. State Fair wrapped up on Sunday following a record-setting week celebrating agriculture, entertainment, community and America’s 250th anniversary under the theme “United in Fun.” An estimated 108,500 entries passed through the gates at Michigan’s only state ...

Large search conducted for Starla Goings

Local News August 29, 2026

ALGER COUNTY — The Alger County Sheriff’s Office announced an update in the search for Starla Goings, a woman who has been missing for just over one year. According to the agency, a large-scale search effort began Thursday, Aug. 20 and concluded this Thursday in the 16 Mile Lake area, as ...

The Fair Doesn’t Just Happen

Business News August 29, 2026

Twelve years ago, I stepped onto the U.P. State Fairgrounds as a 17-year-old kid preparing to take on his senior year of high school. Growing up in Escanaba, it’s hard to imagine not being overwhelmingly excited about attending the Fair every August. Going on all the rides, eating a ridiculous amount of elephant ears, and donating way too much of my parents’ money to the infamous “Quarter Game” to try and win a few stuffed animals were staples I looked forward to every summer. The Fair was also the time when I saw the vast majority of my classmates for the first time since ...