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Jason David Sadowski is now charged and convicted of murder in the second degree after 11th Circuit Court Judge Brian Rahilly ruled on a motion more than a month after the trial ended. In a six-page opinion, Rahilly said the prosecution did not do enough to establish premeditation as a requirement for a first-degree murder charge.

Zero current board members, volunteers or supporters of the Humane Society of Alger County — the 501(c)3 non-profit organization currently operating the animal shelter — showed up at county meetings this week, potentially setting up an extreme and confusing final county commission meeting of the year next Monday. At both the first Alger County Commission meeting of the month on Monday, Dec.

Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa have elected Unit 1 Director and Vice Chairman Austin Lowes as tribal chair.

The Women’s Center in Marquette announced Wednesday that Beth Casady, Executive Director, has retired after six years with the organization. Casady joined the Women’s Center board in 2004-2006 and again in 2015, beginning as the E.D.

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