5/15/2025

UPPER PENINSULA - Earlier this week, the U.P. got a taste of summer with temperatures well above normal.  Was that a taste of what we can expect this summer?  The National Weather Service office in Marquette says maybe.  National Weather Service Meteorologist Greg Sova says long-term models are divided since the region is transitioning out of the El Niño pattern.  Which really leaves a lot of scenarios open for the U.P. for this summer. Current outlooks are very divided on whether we’ll be above normal, below normal or closer to normal.  Sova said it is still too far out to say what the finer details of summer will look like.  Sova says last winter was within a typical range of what the season should look like. He said that has created a longer-term resistance to droughts.

5/15/2025

NEGAUNEE - A Negaunee teenager is accused of sexually assaulting and taking inappropriate photos of a woman last year.  18-year-old Carsen Belanger, of Negaunee is charged in Marquette County District Court with eight felonies — three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct-personal injury, four counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct-personal injury, and one count of capturing/distributing an image of an unclothed person.  Belanger was arrested on April 17 in the school parking lot, according to the criminal complaint.  Police say the alleged victim, including four 18-year-olds, a19-year-old, one 14-year-old, one 46-year-old woman, and one 49-year-old man.  Belanger is scheduled for a preliminary exam hearing on May 28.

5/15/2025

DOUGLAS COUNTY - The case for the teenager charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting at Douglas County deputies last week will remain in adult court.  The young teen identified as 13-year-old Carsen Petersen of Superior, is being charged as an adult on attempted first-degree intentional homicide after authorities say he allegedly fired a long gun at deputies who had responded to his home on reports the boy was yelling and throwing things. The judge found probable cause to keep the case in adult court.  According to the 13-year-olds dad, Carsen has had a hard life and suffers from mental health issues.  During the shooting incident, no one was hurt.  Peterson’s next hearing is June 4.