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Appellate Court denies bid to suppress confession in 1997 ‘Baby Garnet’ cold case
MACKINAC COUNTY – The Michigan Court of Appeals denied an appeal filed by a former Newberry resident who is set to stand trial for the cold-case murder of an infant discovered almost three decades ago. Nancy Ann Gerwatowski faces one count each of open murder and involuntary manslaughter. ...
Ishpeming men arrested on meth charges in Roscommon County
ROSCOMMON COUNTY — Two men from Ishpeming were arrested on Feb. 10 downstate in Roscommon County and arraigned on methamphetamine charges. At approximately 2:15 a.m. on Feb. 10, troopers from the Michigan State Police Houghton Lake post conducted a stop on I-75 in Richfield Township for a ...
Marquette County residents urge Marquette County Board of Commissioners to develop ICE-related policy
MARQUETTE — Large numbers of Marquette county residents Tuesday attended the Marquette County Board of Commissioners meeting. During the public comment periods, which were cumulatively over an hour long, many in attendance spoke of their interest in the board drafting a specific policy in ...
GOP fallout from LaFave endorsement continues to unravel
The fallout from Jack Bergman’s endorsement of Beau LaFave is continuing to unravel. State Senatorial candidate and current state Rep. David Prestin has responded to allegations made on Tuesday by Congressman Jack Bergman and State Senatorial candidate Beau LaFave stating that Prestin ...
After nixing castration, Iron Mountain to close deer pen; can it save the herd?
Iron Mountain wants to close a costly deer pen that has attracted visitors to its City Park since at least the 1940s, but officials just can’t figure out what to do with the sickly deer inside. Officials scrapped initial plans to shoot the animals in the pen, which had sparked public ...





