Police search for two alleged con men who stole money from gas station clerk
FLORENCE, Wisc. — On Tuesday July, 12th at approximately 7 p.m (CST), two suspected con men entered the BP Mini-mart in Florence, and made away with hundreds of dollars in a ‘quick change’ scheme....
View ArticleReward offered in memorial vandalism case
HOUGHTON — The damage has been repaired, but police are still looking for the public’s help in finding those responsible for vandalizing a memorial in Houghton. Officers from the Houghton Police...
View ArticleHigh speed pursuit with police lands man in jail
MARQUETTE — The man who led police on a high speed pursuit earlier this year was sentenced Friday morning in Marquette County Circuit Court. Twenty year-old Jack Pelto will spend six months behind...
View ArticleCocaine charge sends man back to prison
MARQUETTE — A downstate man arrested earlier this year on two felony drug charges will spend at least the next year and a half with the Michigan Department of Corrections. Anre Montgomery received 18...
View ArticleWoman receives sentence stemming from meth bust
ESCANABA — An Escanaba woman is headed to jail after pleading guilty to maintaining a drug house. Thirty–one year old Alice Revis will spend three months behind bars with credit for 23 days served....
View ArticleBills give permission to law enforcement to drug test drivers
LANSING — Two bills recently signed by Governor Rick Snyder will give police officers in five different counties the authority to test drivers suspected of being under the influence of drugs. Senate...
View ArticlePolice chase suspect enters plea agreement
IRON MOUNTAIN — An Upper Peninsula man who allegedly led police on a high–speed pursuit across the state line pleaded guilty to several charges Monday. Robert Montey, 32, of Kingsford pleaded guilty...
View ArticleMeth suspect pleads guilty
ESCANABA — A Gladstone woman arrested earlier this year on meth charges entered a plea agreement in court Monday afternoon. Mindi Smith, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of purchase or possession of...
View ArticleWisconsin man to stay put in prison
BARAGA — A Wisconsin man serving time in prison for multiple felonies – including armed robbery – will stay right where he’s at. Bernard Fish, 49, is currently serving a lengthy prison sentence after...
View ArticleMeth suspect headed to jail
ESCANABA — A Gladstone woman facing meth charges received her sentence in Delta County Circuit Court this morning. Kristy Bichler, 34, was sentenced to six months of jail time with credit for 84 days...
View Article“I did not receive a fair trial,” says U.P. man serving 25 – 40 years
MARQUETTE — Two years ago, Jason Sadowski was found guilty of solicitation of murder and two counts of torture in Marquette County Circuit Court. A ruling last year by the Michigan Court Of Appeals...
View ArticlePublic project damaged by vandals
ISHPEMING — A public project in the City of Ishpeming has been damaged by vandalism. Two vehicles damaged the hydro–seeding around a new blacktop trail off of Malton Road, intended for non–motorist...
View ArticleJudge sends man to prison for his involvement with meth
MARQUETTE — A Gwinn man arrested for his involvement with meth is off to prison. Corey Allen Racine, 26, received 3 to 20 years with the Michigan Department of Corrections for pleading guilty to two...
View ArticlePolice warn of increase in auto larceny
MARQUETTE — The Marquette Police Department says it’s currently investigating several car larcenies in North Marquette. The larcenies are potentially still-ongoing and have occured between July 8th...
View ArticleEight months after fatal incident, Linklater pleads no contest
CHIPPEWA COUNTY — Mackinac Trail was the site of a tragedy in mid December – a head–on traffic collision that claimed the life of one 19-year-old Brimley man. In the other vechicle, a Sault Ste....
View ArticleCalumet woman arrested for OWI
CALUMET TOWNSHIP — A Calumet woman is behind bars for operating while intoxicated early Sunday morning. Just before midnight, troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet post say they responded to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man arrested for armed kidnapping
[UPDATE — Monday, July 25, 2016 5:00 p.m. EDT] A man arrested in connection to a kidnapping incident out of Chippewa County over the weekend was arraigned today in district court. Forty-six year old...
View ArticleWoman arrested for OWI after two-car crash
KINGSFORD — One woman was arrested after a two-vehicle collision Sunday afternoon. Kingsford Public Safety officers say they were dispatched to the accident at the intersection of Carpenter and...
View ArticleMan headed to prison for criminal sexual conduct
SAULT STE. MARIE — A Sault Ste. Marie man convicted of criminal sexual conduct is headed to prison. Jeffery Stefanski, 46, was sentenced to eleven to forty years in prison on two counts of first...
View ArticleMan sentenced to prison on meth charge
ESCANABA — An Escanaba man charged with operating and maintaining a meth lab is headed to prison. Fifty–two year old Robert Jones will spend the next 10 to 20 years with the Michigan Department of...
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