LAURIUM — Flu season is right around the corner and health officials and educators are bracing for the increased volume in sick patients — old and young — and advising residents to get vaccinated for this year’s flu strains. Aspirus Keweenaw Director of Nursing Darcy Donnelly said ...
HOUGHTON — Sentences were handed down by Judge Brittany Bulleit in 12th Circuit Court Wednesday in connection with a stolen vehicle case in March. 19-year old James Gherna was sentenced to one year in the Houghton County Jail and one year probation following the completion of his sentence. ...
HOUGHTON — Margaret Kempainen will not stand trial on Nov. 16 as originally scheduled.The 53-year-old Wisconsin woman is charged with homicide-open murder for her alleged role in the 2023 killing of her father-in-law Alvin Kempainen of Hancock Township. Margaret Kempainen's son Jacob ...
GREENLAND — One person is dead and one injured as the result of a weekend shooting incident in Ontonagon County. According to a press release from the Ontonagon County Sheriff's Office, a deputy was dispatched shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday in response to a report of a gunshot wound. The ...
HOUGHTON — The City of Houghton is actively working with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to address persistent traffic gridlock along a critical local traffic corridor. Houghton Police Chief John Donnelly confirmed the city is seeking a solution to the severe traffic ...
ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK — Some additional information has been released about the location and rescue of a downstate hiker, missing on Isle Royale National Park since the first week of September. Craig Berg, 70, of Royal Oak, reported missing Sept. 6, was located Saturday afternoon by ...
