Manistique News

The cause of a house fire that took a Manistique home has not been determined yet.

The Eastern Upper Peninsula Citizen Advisory Council for the Department of Natural Resources will meet Thursday, July 16 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Curtis Community Center, located at W. 17353 Davis St.

A Detroit Department of Transportation bus plowed into an abandoned building Saturday night on Kercheval after the driver of a Ford Taurus ran a stop sign at Manistique and crashed into it, Detroit police said.

Photo credit Sgt. Matthew C. Moeller, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Spc. Danielle Lafoille, a combat medic from Manistique, Mich., places a bandage on an Afghan boy at Forward Operating Base Blessing, April 7. The boy is one of the more than 4,000 Afghans treated by 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Soldiers at ...

The Manistique man charged with orchestrating an investment scam waived his arraignmentA Thursday morning in Schoolcraft County Circuit Court.

Oxford Bank Corp., the parent company of Oxford Bank, said today it has appointed a new president and chief executive officer for the corporation and bank, less than a month after its former leader resigned.

June 17, 2009 -- Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that 1,839 jobs will be retained or created through an investment of more than $3.1 million in state Transportation Economic Development Fund grants in eight Michigan counties.

Here's a look at what we're working on for tonight's news. Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 2:19 p.m. AA fire in Delta County's Ford River Township destroyed a home.

WHAT: Staff from the Michigan Department of Transportation Escanaba Transportation Service Center will present an overview of construction, safety, and transportation enhancement projects planned for Alger, Delta, Menominee and Schoolcraft counties during the next five years.

Cut through the hysteria and the idea of moving alleged terrorists from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a vacant prison camp in Michigan's Upper Peninsula doesn't seem so far-fetched. Absent emotion, it's a simple proposition: If Gitmo is closed, the federal government will need a new place for its 240 detainees; we have space at mothballed, 290-bed Camp ...

It looks like the possibility of sending Guantanamo Bay prisoners to theA UP isn't going over well with local residents.

Moving prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to Michigana s Upper Peninsula could either be a smart economic move or a dangerous plan, state officials said.

Here's a look at what we're working on for tonight's news. Wednesday, June 03, 2009 at 2:09 p.m. Michael Anderson is due in Schoolcraft County Circuit Court this afternoon.

Are da Yoopers saying "yah" to the terrorists, eh? Are they whooping for the gang now at Gitmo, perhaps by readying a campaign describing the romance of Escanaba in da moonlight, or preparing pasties and smoked fish as prison grub? Will trips to the Soo Locks replace waterboarding? The suggestion that a vacant Manistique prison might be a site for ...

Here's the latest on what to do with all those detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra probably wouldn't vote yes on a 'cash for clunkers' bill.

An investigation is underway in Manistique after a cyclist was hit by a car. According to the state police, it happened at the intersection of Deer and Third street on Saturday.

May 20, 2009 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is removing lane restrictions on 97 of 142 projects statewide during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Is it time to get outdoors yet? Monday, May 18, 2009 at 5:21 AM High School students going green Monday, May 18, 2009 at 5:19 AM Local museum looking for a busy year Monday, May 18, 2009 at 5:16 AM Since it first opened in 1987, the Michigan Iron Industry Museum has had more than a quarter-million visitors walk through their doors.

One in three children in the U.S. is considered overweight or obese. That's according to KidsHealth.org. It's a problem everywhere, including here in Upper Michigan.