A Hamtramck man is the latest Michigan soldier who died in a long-ago war to have his remains identified by modern technology. 19-year-old Army Pfc. John A. Shelemba was reported missing in action July 20, 1950, while defending the South Korean city of Daejon. His body was recovered after the …
Read More »U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships Begin Today – Thursday Sports Wrap
High School In girls high school basketball tonight, Calumet travels to Negaunee. In boys action… – Houghton plays at Calumet. – Chassell visits Hancock. Our broadcast will begin around 7:00 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Michigan Tech basketball teams return to action tonight, at home against …
Read More »Huskies Win GLI – Wednesday Sports Wrap
Great Lakes Invitational Logan Pietila’s hat trick powered the Michigan Tech hockey team to a 4-2 victory over the University of Michigan in the championship game of the Great Lakes Invitational hockey tournament yesterday. After a scoreless first frame, Pietila tied the contest 1-1 midway through the second period. The …
Read More »Tech Hockey to Meet UM in GLI Title Match
Great Lakes Invitational Michigan Tech and the University of Michigan will play for the title in the 55th Great Lakes Invitational hockey tournament in Detroit this afternoon. The Huskies advanced with a 4-2 victory over 18th-ranked Michigan State yesterday. The Huskies scored three times in the third period to earn …
Read More »Egg Product Recall Reaches Michigan
Michigan is now included in a nationwide recall of hard-boiled eggs and products made from them. Almark Foods has shut down production at its facility in Gainesville, Georgia, because of possible listeria contamination. The recall affects products carrying Walmart’s Great Value house brand name, along with the Almark and Eggland’s …
Read More »Gas Prices Edge Higher
Gasoline prices edged higher in the central Upper Peninsula, as the year-end holiday travel window passed its midpoint. AAA Michigan reports that the Marquette metro average has risen to $2.52 for a gallon of unleaded regular. That’s three cents higher than a week ago, three cents lower than a month …
Read More »One Dies in Sagola House Fire
One person is dead following a house fire in Sagola Township. Firefighters were called to the home on highway M-95 between Channing and Sagola just after 4:00 yesterday afternoon. They and state police troopers discovered the body inside the building after the blaze was extinguished. Another person escaped from the …
Read More »State Representative Arrested for DUI
A state representative is apologizing after she was arrested for drunk driving late last week. 48-year-old Democrat Rebekah Warren of Ann Arbor was pulled over just before midnight Thursday by police in Auburn Hills, in Oakland County. Officers say she was weaving through traffic, and sideswiped a guard rail. She …
Read More »Detroit Freeway Ooze Reveals Environmental Mess
A creepy green ooze that began to spread across a Detroit-area freeway more than a week ago has led to a full-scale battle to secure a deteriorating building that once housed a plating company. The green slime shut down a lane of I-696 in Madison Heights on December 20th. Testing …
Read More »Finlandia Women’s Hoops Falls to UW-Superior – Monday Sports Wrap
Great Lakes Invitational The 55th Great Lakes Invitational hockey tournament opens today in Detroit. Michigan Tech will meet Michigan State at 1:00 in the first semifinal, and the University of Michigan will face Ferris State at 4:00. The consolation and championship games will be played tomorrow afternoon. Finlandia University A …
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