HOUGHTON — A 46-year old Jeffrey Lee Glaster was sentenced in Houghton Circuit Court Friday by Baraga County Judge Timothy Brennan to 12-30 years in prison for first degree criminal sexual conduct during a felony. The incident took place more than two years ago, in January 2024. The case had ...
HOUGHTON — The Michigan Public Service Commission held its regular meeting Thursday at the MUB Ballroom at Michigan Technological University. The commission approved rate increases for two major gas suppliers in the State of Michigan, including SEMCO Energy. SEMCO will increase its rates ...
HOUGHTON — Fire crews made steady containment progress Wednesday on multiple wildfires burning across rugged Upper Peninsula terrain, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced. As of Thursday, DNR fire crews are managing three active blazes: the Craig Lake Fire, the ...
L’ANSE — The Village of L’Anse has been awarded a $700,000 federal grant to reconstruct and expand its commercial waterfront, a project the village manager said will establish a major regional maritime shipping hub. The structural funding is to rehabilitate the K-Port Facility on ...
HOUGHTON — The criminal sexual conduct case of a 73-year old Chassell man is headed to Circuit Court. James Lawrence Schultz is charged with 3rd degree CSC, distributing/capturing disturbing images of an unclothed person and using a computer to commit a crime. Schultz appeared in court ...
CRAIG LAKE — Recent rainfall and cooler weather conditions have allowed firefighters to establish initial containment perimeters on two active wildfires in Baraga and Marquette counties. Updated mapping shows the blazes have consumed a combined 1,018 acres. According to a Wednesday morning ...
