HOUGHTON - Former attorney and Hancock resident Evan Andrew Dixon, 62 was sentenced Monday to a minimum of 18 years and a maximum of 40 years in prison in connection with a 2023 homicide. Dixon was convicted in Houghton County 12th Circuit Court on one count of second degree murder in the ...
A Chicago-based energy developer is planning to build two new large natural gas power plants in eastern Wisconsin, but the company has not yet said how much the project will cost. Invenergy filed an engineering plan for a pair of gas plants with the state Public Service Commission on Aug. ...
ST. IGNACE — The 2026 Mackinac Bridge Walk on Labor Day is just days away, and final preparations are under way. "Whether you plan to cross the Mackinac Bridge in your car or RV, or you plan to join in the Annual Bridge Walk, we want to make sure you have the information you need for a safe and enjoyable Labor Day holiday," said Mackinac Bridge Authority Bridge Director Kim Nowack. The bridge will again be closed to public traffic during the 2026 walk, from 6:30 a.m. to noon Eastern time on Labor Day based on recommendations from the Michigan State Police and U.S. Department of ...
CALUMET TOWNSHIP — The Michigan State Police Calumet Post responded to an automobile accident after a vehicle crashed into two residential properties in Calumet Township. According to a State Police press release, shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday, troopers responded to a crash on School Street near Hecla Street. The preliminary investigation indicated a pickup was traveling eastbound on School Street near Hecla Street when the driver experienced a medical emergency. The vehicle left the road and struck a residence's attached garage on the north side of School Street. The driver then put ...
(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) A wave of problems facing Michigan’s rural townships is barely causing a ripple in Lansing. Townships are struggling to find people to serve in ...
Two teens were killed and two people seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash Saturday night in the town of Lake in Marinette County, according to Sheriff Randy Miller. A vehicle operated by Landen J. Englund, 16, of Menominee, was southbound on County G near Loomis Road when he failed to negotiate a curve and went into the ditch, hitting a tree, the sheriff stated in a news release. Englund had fatal injuries, as did 17-year-old Princeton J. Welty of Crivitz, who was a front-seat passenger. Transported for medical treatment with serious injuries were two other passengers, including ...
