Authorities in the Eastern U.P. are reporting the discovery of a dead body in a remote area near Lake Superior yesterday. The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department says the female body was found along Wildcat Road in Whitefish Township. The death of the woman is being treated as suspicious at this time and an autopsy is [...]
Continue reading …Legislation calling for a cap on the amount of land owned by the Department of Natural Resources has passed the Legislature and has been sent to the governor. Senate Bill 248, sponsored by Senator Tom Casperson of Escanaba would cap the amount of land that the department can own to roughly 4.6 million acres of [...]
Continue reading …Marquette City Police have released the names of the suspects and the victim of an early-morning stabbing in the city. Police arrested 19-year-olds Taylor Shantel-Julann Mitchell and Danny Lee Weymouth, both from Ishpeming on felonious assault charges connected to the stabbing of 19-year-old Zachary Skinner of Marquette. The incident was reported just before 12:30 yesterday [...]
Continue reading …Treaty Rights Expert Explains Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Marquette Township Land Use Issue
June 19, 2012 No Comment
MARQUETTE, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – Dr. Martin Reinhardt, Treaty Rights and Tribal Law specialist joined The SUNNY Morning Show today to offer some perspective on questions raised by the recent plans by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community to open a gas station and convenience store in Marquette Township. Reinhardt, who is a [...]
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MARQUETTE, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – Marquette Township Manager Randy Girard talked with News Director Walt Lindala about a series of issues currently involving the township. The discussion ranged from an upcoming township event featuring classic and antique automobiles to the proposed KBIC owned gas station to some recent confusion over residential and [...]
Continue reading …State Senator Tom Casperson Discusses Legislative Victory For Beachfront Property Owners
June 18, 2012 No Comment
MARQUETTE, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – State Senator Tom Casperson recently had a piece of legislation concerning beachfront property maintenance make it into law with the stroke of Governor Rick Snyder’s pen. Senator Casperson called in on the SUNNY Morning Show to discuss this new law and how it affects beachfront owners around [...]
Continue reading …Marquette City Police are investigating an early-morning stabbing in the city. Officers were called out to the 500 block of Wright Street around 1:25 this morning on a report of a woman screaming. An investigation found a 19-year old Marquette man had been assaulted at the residence and had been stabbed multiple times. The victim [...]
Continue reading …Officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency met with representatives of the City of Ishpeming and the D-E-Q this morning for a special announcement. The EPA has awarded a $6,000,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant to the city. The funding is to be used to prevent mercury-contaminated water from reaching a so-called “area of [...]
Continue reading …Presque Isle Bandshell In Marquette Coming To Life With Summer Music Series
June 15, 2012 No Comment
MARQUETTE, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – Mike Beauchamp, producer of the Friday night Music in the Park series stopped in at the Sunny Studios this week to preview the season. The shows are held at the Presque Isle Bandshell in Marquette on most Fridays starting at 6:00pm. The concerts are free and feature [...]
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MARQUETTE, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – A special automotive event is coming up next weekend in Marquette Township for all fans of types of cars. Marquette Charter Township and Applebee’s are calling all cars to the After Glow Party and Car Show. The car show will be held Saturday, June 23rd at the [...]
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