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Michigan News

U.P. native who died during Pearl Harbor attack to be laid to rest

By Journal Staff BESSEMER — Ensign William Finnegan, who was born in Bessemer and died during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, will be buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu on Thursday. Finnegan was born on April 18, 1897, in Bessemer, although his ...

Sextortion suspects detained pending trial

By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Samuel Ogoshi, 22 and Samson Ogoshi, 20, two Nigerian men recently extradited in the Jordan DeMay sextortion case, were detained in the downstate Newaygo County Jail pending trial during a Friday bond hearing. The Ogoshis were ...

Officer saves baby during traffic stop

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit police officer is being praised as a hero for saving the life of an 18-month-old boy after he stopped a car for speeding. Warren Police Department Officer Brenden Fraser was watching for distracted drivers Tuesday when he stopped a Chevrolet Camaro ...

UAW leader slams companies, files labor complaint

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union says it has filed unfair labor practice complaints against Stellantis and General Motors for failing to make counteroffers to the union’s economic demands. Ford was the only company of the Detroit Three to make a counteroffer, but it rejected ...

Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election case

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday and sought to sever his case from other defendants who are accused along with him of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee had set ...

NMU alumnus finds true calling as fishing guide

By KRISTI EVANS and IAN MCCULLOUGH Northern Michigan University MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University alumnus Alex Ermatinger graduated in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in environmental science and biology. After a few years working in chemical engineering and then pharmaceutical ...