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Fatal snowmobile crash investigated by MSP

MUNISING — At approximately 10:30 p.m. Saturday, troopers from the Michigan State Police Negaunee post responded to a report of a snowmobile crash on Trail 8 near H-58 in Shingleton Township in Alger County. According to a state police news release, the preliminary investigation found the ...

Man convicted of killing 20-year-old woman in 2021 crash

SAULT STE. MARIE — Following a five-day jury trial, Tanner Dunbar Harrison was found guilty on Friday of one count of second-degree murder, nearly five years after the incident that claimed the life of a 20-year-old women. The case prosecuted by Chippewa County Chief Assistant Prosecutor ...

Negaunee Ice Arena: Voters to review bond proposal in May

NEGAUNEE — Voters in the city of Negaunee will review a bond proposal on the May 5 ballot, funds to be used to upgrade and improve the Negaunee Ice Arena. By a unanimous vote Thursday, the Negaunee City Council approved bond proposal ballot language, which will, in effect, ask voters for ...

Aspirus Ironwood nurses OK new pact

IRONWOOD – After lengthy negotiations, nurses at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital have voted to ratify a new union contract. The Michigan Nurses Association-affiliated rank-and-file voted Wednesday to approve the pact, which takes effect immediately and runs through July 19, 2028. “Our goal was ...

Fire kills man in Gogebic County

WAKEFIELD — Emergency crews were unable to save the life of a Wakefield Township man early Tuesday morning when a fire damaged a home on Kronberg Road. According to a press release from the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department, emergency workers were dispatched to the Kronberg Road site at ...

Police: Hostage/domestic situation results in charges

MARQUETTE — A Skandia man faces a pair of charges relating to an incident in Skandia Township that started Saturday night and ultimately involved an elite Michigan State Police response team. According to a press release from the Marquette County Sheriff's Office, officers responded to ...