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Santa Claus is coming to town, and his first stop on Christmas Eve is Calumet. Santa will visit the Vertin Gallery from 11am to 3pm on Saturday. Main Street Calumet Director Leah Polzien says roughly 400 kids have already passed along their Christmas wish to Santa, but he’s willing to …

Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly will again serve free Christmas dinners for seniors who would otherwise be alone on the holiday. Dinners will be served at 2:00 on Sunday at the following locations: Hancock – Church of the Resurrection Calumet – Sacred Heart Church Houghton – St. Ignatius …

Wolves in the state soon could be fair game. Governor Rick Snyder signed into law a bill Thursday to allow wolf hunting, if the federal government ever dropped federal protection of the species. The bill would empower the Natural Resources Commission to designate a hunting season on gray wolves, should they be …

UPDATE: 8:13am 12/23/16 L’Anse area natural gas customers may be without gas service for up two days. Baraga County Emergency Manager Jeff Hubbard says crews are working on restoring service as soon as possible. A warming center is being set up at the Baraga School for area residents. SEMCO will …

Illinois man is injured following a snowmobile accident in Ontonagon County Wednesday. The Ontonagon Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the accident on Trail 12 near the Woodspur Rd. in Ontonagon township shortly before noon. The driver of a 2009 Arctic Cat snowmobile, Michael Faucher of Lemont, Illinois was traveling on Trail …

For the original story and video by ABC-10’s Matt Miller, click here. Including today, there are only three more bell ringing days until Christmas and the Upper Peninsula Salvation Army says they are behind on their fundraising goals. Salvation Army Auxiliary Captain Doug Winters says they are struggling to make …

The Michigan State Police Calumet Post will be getting the services of a new trooper. Alpena resident Michael Oliver is one of 41 new state police troopers who will report to work at various posts across the state on Monday following Wednesday’s graduation from the 131st Trooper Recruit School in …

An ambulance was damaged after hitting a deer early Wednesday morning. The Ontonagon Sheriff’s Office says SONCO South EMT James Hicks was driving the ambulance south on US-45 around 12:30am. About 500 feet north of Three Mile Road, a deer ran directly out in front of the ambulance and was …

The Copper Country Intermediate School District Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. Amanda Hermanson and Lorie Maki, CTE teachers for Health Careers and Certified Nurse Assistant, gave updates to the Board. The teachers informed the Board that their students wrote a grant application …

The city of Hancock says farewell to an employee who has worked for them for over four decades. City Clerk Karen Haischer has retired after nearly 43 years of service, with 35 of those years in the position of clerk and treasurer. In her letter to the city, Haischer says …