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Walgreens is preparing to welcome former Shopko pharmacy customers following the acquisition of the department store’s local pharmacy files during their bankruptcy auction last week. Shopko filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January as it restructures its business, including the auctioning of the pharmacies and moving several optical centers …

Several people were injured in a two-vehicle accident Saturday evening in Portage Township.  The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department says the accident happened around 7:20pm on US-41 just north of Denton Road. Authorities say an 89-year-old Mohawk man was attempting to turn north onto US-41 from a private driveway.  The driver …

A logging truck lost its load on the roadway Friday evening in Elm River Township.  The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department says they received a call around 8:45pm about a large pile of logs blocking Pike Lake Road near the Clear Lake Access Road. Authorities say a 32-year-old Escanaba man was …

High School In high school basketball tonight, the Lake Linden-Hubbell gym is doing double duty, accommodating a couple of make-up games. – The girls game against Hancock originally postponed from January 24th will start with the JV contest at 4:15, and the varsity at 5:45 – both in the high …

High School In high school hockey, Calumet, Houghton and Hancock wrapped up play at the Trenton Showcase yesterday morning… – Hancock edged Livonia Churchill 3-2 in a shootout. Petr Anderson scored both Bulldogs goals in the third period. Trevor Tchida had the only score in the shootout. Phillip Rios made 19 saves. …

ESCANABA — The city of Escanaba dealt with a severe water main break Thursday morning that caused the city to lose approximately 1 million gallons of water. Friday morning, the city held a press conference regarding the break and the response to the emergency. The break happened near the intersection …

MARQUETTE — Following several close calls over the past week, the Michigan State Police (MSP) is asking drivers to reduce their speeds and be alert while driving in winter weather. From Monday January 28th through Friday, February 1st, nine MSP patrol vehicles, that were policing crashes with their emergency lights …

ESCANABA — On Thursday at approximately 11:32 p.m., the Escanaba Public Safety was dispatched to a garage fire at 1209 Ludinton Street. Upon arrival, officers found that the fire involved a passenger vehicle and a storage shed. The vehicle and storage shed were located close to other vehicles and structures. …

The following press release was issued by Northern Michigan University: Northern Michigan University ranks 6th among small public schools nationwide that have been designated 2019-20 Military Friendly Schools by Victory Media. It is NMU’s second consecutive Top-10 ranking in the category. The Military Friendly Schools designation honors the top 15 …

High School In high school boys basketball last night… – L’Anse shut down Hancock 65-28. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City smothered Baraga 79-29. – Jeffers got past Ewen-Trout Creek 57-52. – Chassell routed Republic-Michigamme 73-20. – The Bessemer game at Lake Linden-Hubbell was canceled at the last moment because of transportation …