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Firefighters battled a blaze at a Houghton home for hours Sunday evening, closing College Avenue in both directions. The residence is tucked between Franklin Square and Prospect Street, which was also shut down. Houghton Fire Chief Mike Reynolds says the fire is believed to have started in the kitchen area. …

High School In girls basketball tonight…• Houghton entertains Westwood.• Hancock plays at Calumet. In boys action tonight…• L’Anse travels to Ontonagon. In girls-boys doubleheaders…• Lake Linden-Hubbell visits Dollar Bay-Tamarack City• Baraga hosts Republic-Michigamme at Baraga• Chassell tips off at Jeffers. Coverage of the girls game begins at 5:30 on KBear …

High School In hockey Saturday… • Hancock concluded its regular season with a 7-1 victory over Negaunee. LeRoy Bastien had a hat trick. Austin Salani added two goals and an assist. Calvin Heinonen and Todd Anderson each had a goal and an assist. Cole Stuber had three assists. Daniel Wroblewski …

High School In hockey last night… • Houghton edged Marquette 3-2. Goals by Kade Farrell and Connor Raffaelli gave the Gremlins an early 2-0 lead. After the Redmen came back to tie the contest, Nathan Erva scored the game-winner in overtime. The regular hockey season wraps up today… • Hancock …

United States Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters congratulated Michigan Tech on a new federal grant through the Department of Energy to spur innovation on self-driving vehicles. General Motors and Chrysler parent company Stellantis contribute from the private sector. The resulting technology aims to improve electric vehicle range and driver …

Houghton City Manager Eric Waara asked the council for an initial budget session on March 31st, which would allow members to have input on any particular items they desire to see included. That will let adjustments be made before the work sessions take place in April and May. Waara ran …

In a primetime speech to the nation on Thursday night, President Joe Biden said that even if vaccinations go according to plan, the best that can be hoped for is small gatherings for major holidays like the Fourth of July. Western Upper Peninsula Health Department Director Kate Beer says the …

Heading into spring, the Lake Superior water level is comfortably below where it was at this time last year. The US Army Corps of Engineers says it is seeing similar conditions throughout the rest of the Great Lakes system. The forecast is for that trend to continue going forward. Water …

Finlandia University announced this week that it is committed to a full return to in-person learning for the fall semester. Vice President for Academic Affairs Fredi de Yampert says that because the school places a high emphasis on experiential learning, it is already operating at roughly 70% of normal. Labs …

High School In hockey last night… • Houghton blanked Negaunee 7-0. • Marquette scored four goals in the first period, and defeated Hancock 6-3. Austin Salani had two goals and an assist for the Bulldogs, and Mason Mikesch also scored. • Calumet concluded an unbeaten regular season with a 6-0 …