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The last of three suspects allegedly involved in a break in of Northwoods Sporting Goods in Hancock has been arraigned. 19-year-old Jake Hugall was charged with Breaking and Entering with Intent, a 10 year felony, and a five-year Larceny felony. Three handguns and ammunition were stolen from the store on …

Concerns over people disposing household garbage in the recycling area at the Houghton County Transfer Station–County Administrator Eric Forsberg informed the Board of Commissioners of the issue at Thursday’s monthly meeting. Bags of trash are being thrown into the county’s cardboard recycling center. Forsberg said he will talk to the …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey tonight… – Houghton skates at Escanaba. – L’Anse faces Petoskey at the Petoskey Showcase. Tomorrow… – Jeffers visits Escanaba. – L’Anse takes on Freeland at the Petoskey Showcase. In boys basketball last night… – Hancock …

LANSING — State Representative Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) voted in favor of Senate Bill 1187 to add wolves to the definition of game animals late Wednesday night. The legislation would allow for the hunting of wolves which could help mitigate some of the negative impacts of the resurgent wolf population in …

HANCOCK, MI (December 14, 2016) – Keweenaw Young Professionals (KYP) is seeking nominations to fill four positions on their board of directors for 2017. New Board Members will help set the direction for programming and include a President Elect, Treasurer, Secretary, and a General Board Member. KYP is a 501(c)3 …

Finlandia University Gallery will be updating it’s technology in the gallery thanks to a grant received from Finlandia Foundation National and donations from the community. “As contemporary art and the technologies that support it advance, the types of media used by artists to create their work has also changed,” notes …

Winter arrived in the area all of sudden this past week, but the City of Houghton has fully implemented plans to battle it.  City manager Eric Waara reported at Wednesday night’s City Council meeting that city crews have been kept busy clearing the streets. In preparation for the upcoming Michigan …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey tonight (weather permitting)… – Calumet entertains Kingsford. – Hancock hosts Marquette. Our pregame coverage will begin around 6:40 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. Houghton forward Dawson McKay has been named as the LTU Michigan High …

It’s not even officially winter yet, but tell that to the folks in the Copper Country who have been dealing with a harsh blizzard this week.   It’s cold, it’s windy, it’s snowy and they tell you not to go out in it. But even so, many people still hit …

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has released their recent gaming distributions to local units of government and the State of Michigan. The KBIC has been making bi-annual payments from gaming proceeds of their casinos since 1993. These payments are two percent and eight percent respectively and are derived from the …