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IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) – A suspect is in custody after two separate incidents Sunday night and early Monday in Dickinson and Menominee counties. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Iron Mountain Post assisted the Iron Mountain Police Department at about 7:07 p.m. Sunday, November 8, as officers tried to locate a suspect who allegedly struck another person with his vehicle in the Walmart parking lot in Iron Mountain. The victim was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where they received treatment and were released with non-life-threatening injuries. Initial efforts to find the suspect after that incident were unsuccessful. At about 1:57 a.m. Monday, November 9, troopers from the Iron Mountain Post were dispatched to a reported arson of a camper at a residence on County Road 577 in Menominee County. Investigators believe the two incidents are connected and that the same suspect committed both. At about 9:50 a.m. Monday, troopers and deputies from the Menominee County Sheriff's Office took the suspect into custody without incident. The suspect, a 21-year-old man from Stephenson, is being held in the Dickinson County Jail. Police are not releasing his name until he is arraigned. Authorities will share more information when it becomes available.
DELTA AND DICKINSON COUNTIES, MI— The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is in talks to purchase. 60 miles of inactive rail line in the Upper Peninsula. The Parks and Recreation Division is in acquisition discussions with Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad for land the DNR could potentially use as a trail network.
A 60-foot spruce donated by the Larry Riccio family of Iron Mountain has officially arrived at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing after being harvested last week. Marking the 26th state Christmas tree chosen from the Upper Peninsula, the towering spruce will grace the Capitol grounds ahead of the 42nd annual Silver Bells in the City celebration, where dignitaries will officially flip the switch on Friday, Nov. 20. For full community coverage and holiday updates across the U.P., visit MyUPNow.com.
