HANCOCK – Flag disposal rates have surged during the Nation's 250th anniversary. Driven by nationwide "America 250" campaigns, millions of citizens replaced worn flags. This massive turnover resulted in record-breaking retirement ceremonies, including a new world record event in Monroe, ...
HOUGHTON — A 40-year old Houghton County man was sentenced to one year of probation in 12th Circuit Court Wednesday for assaulting a police officer in April. He pleaded no contest to the charge. According to Judge Brittany Bulleit, William Belanger was under the influence while experiencing ...
OCEANA COUNTY -- A Gwinn man found guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and first-degree child abuse was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court in downstate Oceana County on Monday to 50-75 years' incarceration. Jeffrey Scott Barrett, 43, of Gwinn, was convicted in June on four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of first-degree child abuse after a four-day jury trial. Barrett was additionally sentenced to 20-50 years for one count of first-degree child abuse, which was ordered to be served consecutively to the 50-75-year sentence ordered for the criminal ...
KEWEENAW COUNTY – At its regular July meeting on Wednesday, the Keweenaw County Board of Commissions heard public comment for more than an hour on the topics of zoning issues, a local business, and the county zoning administrator. Public comments were both for and against the issues of ...
HANCOCK — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is aiming to transform rural healthcare in Michigan through expansion of both in-person and online services. Finding healthcare in the U.P. has never been easy. Medical deserts have long existed in rural areas, primarily ...
DETROIT (AP) — A state appeals court on Monday set aside convictions for two men involved in a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Pete Musico and Paul Bellar were convicted of providing material support for an act of terrorism. They, along with co-defendant Joe Morrison, ...
