Category Archives: News

Several U.P. Schools Receive Safety Grants
State Rep. Beau LaFave of Iron Mountain, announced today that four school districts in the South Central Upper Peninsula will be receiving money from the 2019 Competitive School Safety Grant Program. ...
Jack Hall Mar 29, 2019

Man Threatens Suicide At Tahquamenon Falls State Park
At 0945 Friday morning, Chippewa County Central Dispatch received at 911 call from a 24-year-old man advising that he was at the Upper Tahquamenon Falls State Park, armed with a firearm and contemplat...
Jack Hall Mar 29, 2019

Escanaba Man Dies In Traffic Crash On M-35
At 9:52am, on 3-28-19, Deputies responded to a 2 vehicle crash between a passenger car and a semi tractor and trailer. The passenger car, driven by 35 year old Dustin Weigal of Escanaba was traveling ...
Jack Hall Mar 28, 2019

McBroom, LaFave, Markkanen Oppose AG Decision
State Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, issued the following statement on Thursday in response to Attorney General Dana Nessel's opinion declaring certain portions of the law establishing the Straits Corrido...
Jack Hall Mar 28, 2019

Escanaba Schools Get College/Career Access Grant
The Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) announced that Escanaba High School will receive a nearly $20,000 Reach Higher System Impact grant to enhance college and career readiness. The school plans ...
Jack Hall Mar 28, 2019

AG Declares Mackinac Pipeline Law Unconstitutional
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued her first formal legal opinion today, finding Public Act 359 of 2018 unconstitutional because its provisions go beyond the scope of what was disclosed in i...
Jack Hall Mar 28, 2019

Michigan State University, Bay College Announce Partnership
The Michigan State University Institute of Agricultural Technology (IAT) added Bay College as a new community college partner offering valuable agricultural experiences for students in the Upper Penin...
Jack Hall Mar 28, 2019

Marquette Co. Prosecutor Opening KI Sawyer Office
As a part of National Crime Victims Rights Week, April 7-13, the Marquette County Prosecuting Attorney, Matt Wiese, announced the opening of satellite offices at KI Sawyer as part of the Blueprint for...
Jack Hall Mar 27, 2019

LaFave Irritated By MCCA Auto Insurance Hike
State Rep. Beau LaFave, member of the House Select Committee on Reducing Car Insurance Rates, today issued the following statement criticizing the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association for raising ...
Jack Hall Mar 27, 2019

Escanaba Man Charged After All-Night Armed Standoff
The suspect in the barricaded gunman situation has been identified after his arraignment in 94th District Court as; David Tebear, 54 year old male, who resided at 1531 Sheridan Road, apartment #10, Es...
Jack Hall Mar 27, 2019

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