MENOMINEE — An Iron Mountain man has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person under 13 years old. Blaine William Smeester, 28, was sentenced to eight to 15 years in prison Sept. 4 in the Menominee County 41st Circuit Court ...
MACKINAC COUNTY — Bond has been set for a seasonal worker accused of causing a two-vehicle crash on the Mackinac Bridge early Wednesday that injured four people, two seriously, and forced the bridge to be temporarily closed. Redane Smith, 28, of Jamaica, was arraigned Thursday in the 92nd District Court in St. Ignace on one felony count of reckless driving causing serious impairment of body function, according to Michigan State Police. Smith’s bond was set at $100,000 cash/surety. At about 2:55 a.m. Wednesday, troopers from the MSP St. Ignace Post were notified of the crash on ...
IRON RIVER — The Iron River area will have two events Saturday for the public to enjoy: the Apple Festival & Craft and Flea Market at Beechwood Hall, followed by Harvest & Haunt in downtown Iron River. The 14th-annual Apple Festival & Craft and Flea Market will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...
KINGSFORD — A change in the user’s agreement at Commemorative Field will allow groups that reserve the soccer complex to pay with “sweat equity” instead of a $50 fee. As approved Monday by the Kingsford City Council, the sweat equity could be applied at Commemorative Field or at a ...
MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees has approved a balanced general fund budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, successfully closing an anticipated $8 million deficit. The projected shortfall was driven primarily by a 16% surge in health care costs, contractual ...
Man shot at rally dies (AP) — James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died. His lawyer announced the man's death on Thursday. Copenhaver was 76. He was in the bleachers during the event in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a 20-year-old gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop, grazing Trump’s right ear with one bullet. Copenhaver was struck in the arm and in the abdomen, wounds that left him with lingering injuries and walking with a cane. Polo drenches Mexico's coast MEXICO CITY ...
