GWINN – A 31-year-old Sawyer man was arrested Thursday for stolen property and possession of a firearm as a felon. The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) says the man was charged with one count of receiving and concealing stolen property and two counts of felon in possession of a firearm.
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Upper Peninsula unemployment rate shows improvement in May
MARQUETTE – Unemployment in the Upper Peninsula improved in May from 9.2 percent in April to 8.4 percent despite six U.P. counties being among the 10 worst unemployment rates in the state.
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The exhibit ‘Selling Nahma’ opens at the Bonifas Fine Arts Center
ESCANABA – An exhibit about the town of Nahma opens today at the Bonifas Fine Arts Center gallery. JJ Spaulding says the exhibit “Selling Nahma” shows photos and artifacts from the town as it transitioned following changes in the logging industry in the 1950s.
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Van Riper State Park to host Fourth of July Jubilation
MICHIGAMME – Van Riper State Park in western Marquette County invites campers and day users to celebrate the red, white, and blue during the park’s Fourth of July Jubilation, July 3-4. The park will also host a 50th anniversary celebration on July 5.
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LPGA Symetra Tour golfers get ready for Island Resort Championship
HARRIS – Lee Lopez is ranked 7th in the LPGA Symetra Tour in her rookie year and will be competing this weekend in the Island Resort Championship at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. After four years at UCLA, she is working to get on the main tour.
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Prescribed burn scheduled for Seney National Wildlife Refuge
SENEY – A portion of the Marshland Wildlife Drive at the Seney National Wildlife Refuge will be closed Friday for a prescribed burn. Fire Management Officer Gary Lindsay says they expect to burn up to 160 acres south of the Refuge Entrance Road.
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Mother, son found safe after night lost at Porcupine Mountain State Park
SILVER CITY – A mother and son were found safe Wednesday at the Porcupine Mountain State Park after spending the night lost near Lake of the Clouds.
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Two U.P. groups call for ban of lead in ammunition used on federal lands
MARQUETTE – Two groups from the Upper Peninsula have joined a national effort to ban lead from ammunition used to hunt waterfowl on federal lands. The Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition and Chocolay Raptor Center were participated in a petition to the U.S. Department of Interior from the Humane Society of the United States asking for the use of non-lead ammunition.
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UPSET arrest six in Upper Peninsula on drug charges
GWINN – Several drug arrests were made Monday in four different parts of the Upper Peninsula. The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) says six people were arrested.
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Elder Abuse Awareness month highlights problem in U.P.
ESCANABA – The director of the Tri-County Safe Harbor says elder abuse is a problem that many people are not aware of. Molly Larson says often the abuse comes from the children.
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