BARAGA — A former Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) corrections officer has been arraigned on a felony charge after allegedly opening a prison cell door, resulting in the assault of another MDOC corrections officer. According to a press relealse from the Michigan State Police, on ...
EAGLE RIVER – ATV and UTV riding is experiencing a major surge in popularity across the western Upper Peninsula, particularly in Keweenaw County. However, with that increase comes more accidents and crash-related injuries. Keweenaw County Sheriff Curt Pennala said that while overall, ...
LAURIUM – Consolidation of three fire departments in Calumet Township was a topic of discussion during the Laurium Village Council meeting Tuesday evening. Those talks included a draft of the Articles of Incorporation for a Fire Authority Board of Directors. Laurium Village Manager Ian ...
NEWBERRY – A 21-year-old Newberry man appeared in court Wednesday to face murder and assault charges in connection with the fatal stabbing of one man and the alleged assault of another on Sunday evening. Damon Lamar Palmer II was arraigned in the Luce County 92nd District Court on one ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Hundreds of power outages were reported as severe weather hit the Upper Peninsula early Monday evening, with much of the region placed under a tornado watch and some counties having tornado warnings. More than 1,600 customers were reported out of service in Alger and Schoolcraft counties and there were extensive outages in Marquette and Delta counties as well, extending south into Menominee County, according to poweoutage.us. We Energies listed nearly 50 outages in Iron County. A tornado watch issued by the National Weather Service was in effect until 11 p.m. Central ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, joined fellow representatives John James, Lisa McClain and John Moolenaar, all Republicans, in addressing Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to demand "immediate action" on wildfires in Ontario which are causing hazardous air quality ...
