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Nursing home visits are allowable again, but it won’t be the wild west. Canal View of Houghton County wants to ensure safety as family members return to the facility. Visitations are capped at two people and will only happen in patient rooms in select circumstances where health has them bedridden. …

It’s guaranteed to happen in September. Michigan Tech’s International Programs Department doesn’t know if the Parade of Nations will be in-person or virtual, but they are committing to 9/18 in either case. The theme this year is, “The World is Calling.”  The only thing missing is a logo. Local artists …

Another state is moving to end capacity restrictions amid rapidly loosening COVID-19 restrictions. Connecticut will allow restaurants, bars, gyms, and several other stores return to normal beginning Friday, March 19th. One hundred percent capacity with no qualifications. It is not the first to do so, but it is perhaps more …

High School In hockey last night… • Hancock stopped Negaunee 9-1. Calvin Heinonen had four goals and an assist for the Bulldogs. Austin Salani had a goal and four assists. Tyler Melvig, Kyle Maki, Chad Nordstrom and Luke Marcotte each scored once. Daniel Wroblewski faced only seven shots. In hockey tonight… • …

The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department and the Marquette County Health Department are concerned about COVID-19 spread at a Calumet hockey tournament last weekend. Contact tracing has identified multiple people, both participants and spectators, that are now confirmed to have contracted the virus. No exact number has been provided. The …

The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team arrested two men, a 31-year-old from Rockland and a 29-year-old from White Pine, bringing illegal narcotics into the area from Ohio. Michigan State Police – Hometown Security Team conducted the traffic stop on US-45 in Bruce Crossing. Drug canines detected a half pound of …

Doctor Seuss Enterprises, which controls publication rights for the works of the late children’s author, announced earlier this week that six of his books will be retired due to concerns over portrayals of ethnic and minority groups. Keweenaw Report can verify that at least one of those titles, On Beyond …

Democrat and Republican representatives from several Midwest states have introduced a new bill aimed at overhauling ice breaking operations on the Great Lakes in the winter months. The goal is to make commercial shipping viable year-round, but that would require major changes to how the Coast Guard conducts itself.  Currently, …

Michigan was one of many states that implemented a deadly policy forcing COVID-19 positive patients into nursing homes and allowing the disease to spread among our most vulnerable population. The state legislature has been investigating that decision since last summer through a newly created panel. Senator Ed McBroom was a …

A recent crash involving a snowmobile and passenger car on Ingot Street has the City of Hancock taking steps to try and keep more accidents from happening. Manager Mary Babcock addressed work being planned by MDOT at a busy crossing on M-203 west of downtown. I did talk to them …