Both Marquette County Prosecutor Wiese and 41st Circuit Court Judge Ninomiya remind the public that there are a lot of things that go into a plea agreement and a sentence that aren’t publicly available.
According to the Michigan State Police, 63% of the total reported sexually motivated crimes in the state involve minors. Michigan also has nearly twice as many sexually motivated crimes as the national average according to the 2022 crime report by the Michigan State Police.
TV6 is continuing its investigation into the driver education shortage in the U.P. Mary Moe co-founded 46 North Driving School in August with the goal of teaching students who were previously stuck on a waiting list elsewhere.
Like much of the country, Upper Michigan is seeing a dwindling number of driver education instructors. This is leading some parents to question where their kids will learn to drive.
TV6's Cody Boyer spoke with a man who now must commute hundreds of miles every week and the school superintendent to see how the community continues to feel the impact.
Being food insecure doesn’t mean people are lazy or can’t handle their money. It means they might not have the necessary resources to get the food they need.
According to Feeding America West Michigan, about 40,000 people across the U.P. are food insecure. That’s roughly one in every eight people in the Upper Peninsula.