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Circuit Court

ESCANABA – These individuals were sentenced in Delta County Circuit Court on unrelated charges: — Kelly Jo Majestic, Gladstone, pleaded guilty to one count of controlled substance-possession of methamphetamine/ecstasy; 28 days in jail, credit for 28 days served; fines, fees and costs of ...

Fire destroys industrial premises in Escanaba

ESCANABA — A massive fire Thursday destroyed an industrial site in Escanaba. Calls came through Delta County Central Dispatch about noon that a structure at 2003 23rd Ave. N. — right near the base of the water tower by the border of North Escanaba and Wells — was ablaze. Before ...

No bond modification for nurse accused of stealing morphine

ESCANABA – A registered nurse accused of stealing morphine at an assisted living facility where she formerly worked was denied a bond modification Thursday that would have allowed her to handle medications at a different care facility. Appearing in 94th District Court, attorney Dana Harper ...

Settlement lands state life ring from Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck

DETROIT (AP) — The state of Michigan has acquired a life ring that washed ashore 50 years ago from the Edmund Fitzgerald, a rare artifact that strangely became part of a settlement in a lawsuit that had nothing to do with the famous shipwreck. Taxpayers are paying $600,000 to settle the ...

Man sent to prison for child sexual material

ESCANABA — An Escanaba man will spend at least six years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to multiple charges that included aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material. Judge John Economopoulos on Monday sentenced Joshua Dean Herington in 47th Circuit Court at ...

Great Lakes this fall seeing near-record warm waters

The Great Lakes are seeing near-record warm water temperatures right now, which means there’s a higher chance for lake effect snow when the weather turns cold. As of Thursday, all five of the lakes were about 4 to 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than their long-term average for the last three ...