NEWBERRY — The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force announced the arrest of Calvin Gerwatowski, 19 of Newberry, for possession of child sexually abusive material. Gerwatowski was arrested following an investigation which was ...

HOUGHTON — The Copper Country Association of School Boards (CCASB) held its 26th annual Education Awards Dinner Wednesday in the Michigan Technological University Memorial Union Ballroom, with approximately 175 students, parents, school personnel and local school board members in attendance. ...

HOUGHTON — A man who pleaded guilty in connection with a January 2025 drunk driving accident that seriously injured two people was sentenced Thursday in Houghton County Circuit Court. According to a press release from Houghton County Prosecutor Dan Helmer, John Matthew Cook was sentenced to ...

HOUGHTON — A man who pleaded guilty in connection with a January 2025 drunk driving accident that seriously injured two people was sentenced Thursday in Houghton County Circuit Court. According to a press release from Houghton County Prosecutor Dan Helmer, John Matthew Cook was sentenced to ...

LANSING — Michigan has cleared nearly 1.6 million criminal convictions under an automatic expungement process that began three years ago, according to new state data. It’s not known exactly how many Michiganders have benefited from the “clean slate” initiative — some people had ...

MARQUETTE — A $1.2 million decline in state grant funding to combat invasive species is challenging conservation organizations to rethink how they protect forests, waterways and communities. Michigan awarded $2.4 million in grant funding for invasive species control in 2026, down from $3.6 ...