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The Alger County Commission is considering two resolutions regarding Alger County’s protection of the Second Amendment, creating controversy over roles of local government regarding constitutional rights and whether or not local citizens support or reject additional gun control measures recently introduced into both houses of the Michigan Congress.

An Ohio man has died in a Burt Township snowmobile accident. Below is the press release from Alger County Sheriff’s Office.

Matthew Craig Nemeth, a law enforcement officer with Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PRNL), was found not guilty of one count of reckless driving during a jury trial on Monday, March 6 in 93rd District Court. Nemeth wore his full PRNL law enforcement uniform and stating that he “was being paid to be there” during the trial.

Concerned Grand Marais residents are reaching out over an incident regarding a man discharging a firearm within a Burt Township neighborhood. According to a press release from the Alger County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened on Monday, Feb.

Upper Peninsula tribal leaders are supporting potential legislation that would ensure equal treatment for Native American children and their guardians in the state’s foster care and adoption system. The proposed bills aim to address longstanding issues of cultural insensitivity and discrimination that have plagued the child welfare system for decades.

Local lawmakers have been busy with their actions in Washington D.C., Lansing and the local district. Numerous changes were made to laws regarding the legality of abortion, civil rights, the repeal of Right To Work and more.