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CRIME & SAFETY
Plea negotiations open for Houghton felony murder case
HOUGHTON, Mich. (WZMQ) – 60-year-old Evan Dixon is charged with premeditated murder and felony weapons firearm for shooting 53-year-old Theron Duncan in the Douglass House Saloon in Houghton last November. At today’s hearing the judge and attorneys addressed the status of the case and potential plea negotiations, which the...
Disruptive incident at Baraga prison brings in teams from Alger County
BARAGA, MI— Help had to be brought into the Baraga Correctional Facility on Friday, after some prisoners became disruptive. The Michigan Department of Corrections says inmates became disruptive and loud in one of the Level V units. Officers responded, but the prisoners did not immediately follow directions and some threatened staff.
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