Join Marquette’s Downtown Trick-or-Treat Fun This Weekend!

TL/DR - The Marquette Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is organizing a trick-or-treat event, aiming to bring together the local community and support downtown businesses. Participating businesses will welcome families in costumes from 4 to 7 p.m., with no cost of entry. For safety purposes, Washington Street will be closed between Fourth and…

Trump’s New Risk as Lawyer Pleads Guilty in 2020 Election Case

TL/DR - Donald Trump's top election lawyer, Kenneth Chesebro, has taken a plea deal in a 2020 election case, admitting the effort to create fake slates of electors was fraudulent, potentially implicating Trump. The admission could be used as evidence in the federal 2020 election subversion case. Chesebro's plea deal involved him testifying…

Urban tree plans are crucial, says White House adviser

TL/DR - The city of Charlotte will receive two grants totaling $1.1 million to preserve its tree canopy, according to Brenda Mallory, a top adviser to President Joe Biden. The funds, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's $1 billion nationwide program to counter urban heat and climate change, will be used to prune, preserve, remove and…