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Boy who used slingshot to save sister: ‘I was just lucky’

ALPENA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 13-year-old Michigan boy who used a slingshot to save his 8-year-old sister from an attempted kidnapping said he was “freaking out” and simply reached for something that could stop the attack. “So I grab my slingshot and open the window and I grab two ...

Coming out of their shells

MARQUETTE — The Peter White Public Library cracked into another sign of spring on Thursday. Ducklings from Briarpatch Farms in Harvey have hatched at the Library according to a PWPL announcement. The ducklings will remain at the library until 5 p.m. on Monday. Residents are invited to ...

Spring into organization

By JULIA SEITZ NMU Student Writer MARQUETTE — For many, spring is the season for deep-cleaning and decluttering their homes. Northern Michigan University alumna Carrie Young is helping people tackle organizational challenges more effectively, efficiently and consistently so they can ...

Christie’s Chronicles: These are a few of my favorite things

I don’t care how much you feel at home in an area or how long you’ve lived there. Some spots will hold more of an attraction than others. Take me, for instance. I love a lot of places in Marquette County and other regions in the Upper Peninsula, but Chocolay Township holds a special place ...

Last Sherlock Holmes work included in 2023 public domain debuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sherlock Holmes is finally free to the American public in 2023. The long-running contested copyright dispute over Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tales of a whipsmart detective — which has even ensnared Enola Holmes — will finally come to an end as the 1927 copyrights ...

K-pop star among 8 to join Japan tycoon’s moon trip

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Friday that K-pop star T.O.P will be among eight people who will join him on a flight around the moon on a SpaceX spaceship in the coming years. The Japanese tycoon launched plans for the lunar voyage in 2018, buying all the seats on the ...