LANSING — A quiet moment of disbelief spread through the room after the Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development unanimously voted to add six invasive plant species to the state’s prohibited and restricted species lists. Conservation advocates who had submitted comments and ...
Editor's note: This story on Peninsula Point Lighthouse is the second in a series on the area's lighthouses. STONINGTON — Situated at the southern tip of the Stonington Peninsula, the Peninsula Point Lighthouse has long served as both a historic landmark and a popular destination for ...
SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY — A Germfask man died as a result of a crash involving a dirt bike and a parked pickup truck on M-77 Sunday night. At approximately 10:50 p.m. Sunday, Michigan State Police (MSP) Troopers from the Manistique Outpost responded to a reported traffic crash on M-77 near Grant Road in Germfask Township. A news release states the preliminary investigation indicates a 33-year-old Germfask man was operating a dirt bike on M-77 when he struck a legally-parked pickup truck on the shoulder of the roadway. The rider had been wearing a helmet while operating the off-road ...
ENSIGN TOWNSHIP — Six months ago, Stewart Moran bought his first house. Yesterday, he had to watch it burn down. The house is a total loss, but no one was injured. Moran credits the smoke detectors with saving the lives of himself and his sister, the two occupants of the residence that ...
ESCANABA — A man was arrested early Monday morning following a reckless driving incident. At 2:43 a.m. on Monday, Escanaba Department of Public Safety (EDPS) officers were dispatched for vehicles driving recklessly around the 1600 block of Stephenson Avenue. Upon arrival, officers located two vehicles driving more than 20 miles per hour over the posted speed limit in the residential area. One vehicle was involved in a rollover crash near the original incident location, according to EDPS. A man was subsequently arrested and lodged at the Delta County Jail.
HYDE — A two-vehicle collision closed three miles of U.S. 2 and 41 for about four hours on Tuesday while emergency services responded. One driver, an elderly man from Escanaba, is dead. Shortly after noon, a crash heard for miles around occurred in Ford River Township on the highway between ...
