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If you take a drive through downtown Houghton, you’ll notice large snow sculptures popping up in front yards and all over campus. Judging of the snow statues begins on Thursday as part of Winter Carnival and the city of Houghton is creating a very unique sculpture of their own. This …

Land along the Pilgrim River in Houghton County will be protected and open to the public, thanks to a recently completed project that partnered the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Keweenaw Land Trust. The Pilgrim River Forest project, an acquisition that includes conservation easements on nearly 1,300 acres …

A Hancock woman was injured in a rollover crash early Tuesday morning. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened on M-26 in Adams Township around 2:40am. A 20-year-old woman was heading north on M-26 near Stanton Avenue when she lost control on the icy road and struck a …

A downstate man was injured in a snowmobile accident Monday. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to the accident on Trail #3 just south of Koski Lake Road in Adams Township just before 8:00pm. A 47-year-old man from Pinckney was heading south on the trail when he failed …

Cleanup of gasoline and diesel fuel continues near the bridge over the Sturgeon River on US 41 south of Chassell at the site of Saturday’s four-vehicle accident. The removal of soil and snow that was impacted by the gasoline and diesel release has begun, and work is expected to continue …

Winter Carnival is getting underway and, for students at Michigan Tech, this week is all about fun and games. Xiong said, “So, Ice Bowling–we have Student Works here playing bowling on ice and a human as a bowling ball.” Students have been participating in Winter Carnival rituals like broomball, snow volleyball …

The Village of Calumet is looking to add to its police department. The village is now accepting applications for a full-time police officer, able to work various shifts including nights and weekends. Applicants must be MCOLES certified and licensed to operate a vehicle in the State of Michigan to apply. …

HOUGHTON – Houghton County officials met with jail design consultants during a three-day workshop last week to create a floor plan for a proposed jail addition. Late last year the Houghton County Board of Commissioners authorized hiring a consultant to create a preliminary floor plan for an addition. The plan …

In Alger County on Friday, four snowmobilers broke through the ice around 10:45 in the morning near the east channel of Grand Island. The Alger County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call saying that all of the drivers were able to pull themselves from the water and make it to …

A snowmobiler was injured Friday evening in Schoolcraft Township. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened on DNR Trail #3 near Normand Road. A 20-year-old man from Akron, Michigan lost control on a turn, left the trail and hit an embankment. The driver was taken to Aspirus Keweenaw …