LANSING — An Ontonagon man pleaded guilty in Macomb County Monday to embezzling nearly $300,000 from an elderly woman for whom he served as attorney. Richard Filbey, 62, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement from a vulnerable adult of $100,000 or more and one count of tax fraud for ...

HANCOCK — Chickens could soon be allowed within Hancock. Wednesday, the council voted to introduce a revision to its animal ordinance that would allow up to four female poultry per property. Other animals permitted in the city are rabbits, which are restricted to six per property, and ...

HOUGHTON — The transformation of Houghton’s downtown and the community spirit that powered it helped it win a prestigious state award. Houghton received the Michigan Municipal League’s annual Community Excellence Award at the MML’s conference on Mackinac Island last week. ...

Monday, Sept. 16, was highlighted as the first 10 years of Michigan’s student safety program OK2SAY by Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist and Director of the Michigan State Police Col. James Grady II. The program allows students, parents, school staff and educators to report acts and behaviors ...

HOUGHTON — Drivers heading across the Portage Lake Lift Bridge on a busy Saturday afternoon got an important message from about 100 people spanning the west sidewalk of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge: you are not alone. The message came through the eighth annual Suicide Prevention Walk in ...

LAKE LINDEN — The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a man with mental health issues firing a gun inside his house in Lake Linden Saturday morning, the department said in a release. The sheriff’s office responded shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday to reports of a gunshot from a ...