HOUGHTON — A 46-year old Houghton County man who was charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct against a minor under 13-years old appeared in 97th District Court Monday in front of Judge Nicholas Daavettila. John Douglas Malloy appeared in court via Zoom from Houghton ...
ESCANABA — A Rapid River man has pleaded no contest to multiple charges, including homicide, in connection with an alleged drunken-driving crash in 2025. On Oct. 1 in the Delta County 47th Circuit Court, David Brandon Abruzzo pleaded no contest to one felony count of homicide — ...
Margaret Heafield Hamilton, who died late last month at the age of 90, led the development of the on-board flight software for the guidance computer in NASA’s Apollo 11 spacecraft, which landed the first men on the moon. She coined the now-ubiquitous term “software.” Margaret was touted ...
HANCOCK — Upper Peninsula Honor Flight President Scott Knauf flew from Escanaba to the Houghton County Memorial Airport Saturday morning to personally accept a $5,316 donation raised by the Church of the Resurrection Fellowship Committee. Knauf arrived at the Quincy Street parish at 8:00 a.m. Saturday to receive the check, which represents the entire net proceeds from the church’s recent "Crock and Rocker" Fall Fashion Show. “The way that we get support from across the Upper Peninsula allows us to continue our missions,” Knauf said. He noted that the non-profit organization ...
HANCOCK — The Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR) will host the 2026 Western U.P. Housing Summit later this month to tackle the region's ongoing structural housing shortages, development opportunities and municipal solutions. The regional conference is scheduled ...
HOUGHTON — Houghton County Commissioner Glenn Anderson addressed the Board of Commissioners last week regarding the Houghton County Jail and the structural liabilities it presents to the county, noting it is the final opportunity for the board to discuss the topic publicly before the Nov. 3 ...
