An Atlantic Mine man charged in a hit and run accident was sentenced to jail Monday. 32-year-old Benjamin Riutta had been charged with the felony of Failure to Stop at a scene of an accident resulting in serious injury or death. Instead, a no-contest plea was accepted to failing to …

A Hancock woman is charged with stabbing a man over the weekend. 41-year-old Sarah Youmans appeared in 97th District Court Monday where she was arraigned on a charge of Felonious Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. She faces up to four years in prison if convicted. The Hancock Police Department says Youmans …

International Bridge safety test postponed until Wednesday   August 25, 2015 — A safety test on the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge involving fire department equipment and staff has been postponed until Wednesday. The tests had originally been slated for this morning. —————————————————————- If you are headed east across the International …

Finlandia University recently received notice from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association for Colleges and Schools (NCA-HLC) of its continuing accredited status. This action follows a March 2015 comprehensive site visit for reaffirmation of accreditation by a commission-approved site team. Finlandia’s last comprehensive site visit occurred in …

Michigan motorists are finding some relief at the gas pump this week after recent spikes in prices due to refinery issues. A new survey from AAA Michigan found the statewide average weekly gas price has decreased about 16-cents from the previous week, to $2.84 per gallon. That’s also 66-cents less …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources sent an 11-member team to Illinois to learn more about managing the invasive Asian Carp. Michigan DNR helped the Illinois DNR remove bighead and silver carp from the Illinois River. Tammy Newcomb of the Michigan DNR says this is the second year they sent …

Democrats in the Michigan House have introduced legislation that would modify what they call adoption discrimination laws. The laws in question allow faith-based agencies to refuse placements with people like same-sex couples or unmarried couples if it goes against the agencies religious beliefs. The governor signed the bill in to …

Drivers couldn’t use the left lane on the interstate for anything more than passing other cars under a bill introduced in the Michigan House. State Representative Robert Kosowski is sponsoring the bill at the behest of one of his constituents. He says he only uses the left lane to pass …

A teenager is dead after a one car rollover accident in Stanton Township. Just after 4 a.m. Saturday, the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a rollover accident on Beacon Hill Toivola Road near Freda Road. When police arrived on scene, they discovered that both people had been ejected …

During the copper boom, railroad tracks sprawled throughout the Keweenaw bustling with steam engine locomotives. One of those engines was Old #3, which ran between the C & H mills in Lake Linden and the smelter in Hubbell, hauling smelter lag, copper ingots, billets and mineral concentrate. Old #3 still …