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Yesterday at 11:00 AM  Firefighters responded to a fire that was started by a lightning strike, which was dangerously close to a 500 pound propane tank

Yesterday at 9:50 AM  A Christian mission outreach will be helping area residents with home repairs

Saturday, May 18, 2013  According to polarisproject.org, human trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery, and it happens more often in the United States than most people may realize

Saturday, May 18, 2013  Marinette County officials shot and killed a bear after it attacked a man outside his home

Friday, May 17, 2013  Samantha Jo French, 24, appeared in Marquette County Circuit Court Friday morning

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Kenneth Peters was in court on Wednesday and sentenced for the first degree murder of his 79-year-old wife

Thursday, May 16, 2013  May marks the one year anniversary of the Duck Lake Wildfire which burned about 21,000 acres of northern Luce County

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Fallen soldier, Sergeant First Class James Priestap, will have the circle drive at the VA in Iron Mountain named after him

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The Marquette Male Chorus will perform the Sounds of the Sixties on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  A Rapid River woman was arrested on an embezzlement charge that involved Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The school's Voices in Motion and Jazz Band are performing and serving dinner on Saturday night

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  A woman suspected in the theft of an inn was discovered trapped in her vehicle at the scene of the crime

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Pinocchio is being performed this week at NMU with public shows planned for Friday and Saturday

Sunday, May 12, 2013  Thirty volunteers help out during National Women Build Week

Saturday, May 11, 2013  An independent diabetic consultant in Hancock co-authored a book about life with diabetes