MARQUETTE, Mich. (WJMN) – It almost looks like spring has sprung across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with grass showing, snow melting, and even daffodils sprouting. February seems a little early for the ground to be this bare this far north, but it is no surprise with the strangely warm winter we’ve had so far. “Well, we […]
HANCOCK, Mich. (WJMN) – A Houghton man has been convicted by a federal jury for conspiring with others and defacing Temple Jacob a synagogue in Hancock with symbols associated with The Base, a white supremacist group. Nathan Weeden was convicted on two counts related to the crime. “Today’s swift conviction sends a strong message that […]
Today, the Bay Mills Indian Community released a statement condemning a decision by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approving a permit for the Canadian oil giant Enbridge to replace the disastrous Line 5 dual oil pipelines under the Great Lakes. Line 5 is a 645-mile pipeline that transports up to 23 million gallons of crude oil and natural gas liquids daily from western to eastern Canada, cutting across the treaty-reserved territory of tribal nations in Wisconsin and Michigan. The section that runs through the Straits of Mackinac, a waterway connecting Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, diverges into two 20-inch diameter steel pipes, posing a risk to the public.