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The deadline is approaching to purchase tickets in this year’s 50-50 Keweenaw Natural Areas raffle. Up to 1,000 tickets will be sold at $100 each. If all are sold, the prize will be $50,000. KNA board member John Griffith says money raised will help pay down the debt the organization …

The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a driver who was involved in a “hit and run” property damage crash in the village of Calumet. The incident occurred Thursday evening between 7:00 and 8:00 in the parking lot of Bucko’s Party Store. The truck …

An 18-year-old driver escaped injury Sunday morning in a fiery single-vehicle crash just south of Lake Linden. State police officers report that, around 8:00, a northbound pickup truck crossed over the center line on M-26 near the 27th Street intersection. The truck just missed the brick signpost for the Drive-Through …

The body of a man that was found Tuesday in Marquette County has been identified, and the cause of death has been determined to be murder. A forensic autopsy performed at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo confirmed that the victim is 58-year-old Jody Dean Howe of Marquette. Howe disappeared nearly …

UPDATE: A 42-year-old Lexington, Kentucky, woman has died from injuries she sustained Thursday, while swimming in Lake Superior at Marquette’s Little Presque Isle Park.  State police officials say Yookyung Leemazzoni succumbed early Friday morning at UP Health System-Marquette. Read our original story below, as posted on Friday, August 8th: A …

Fuel sales at the Rock Harbor Marina at Isle Royale will continue through August 25th. The National Park Service says diesel and gasoline will be available mornings between 8:00 and 10:00, and afternoons between 2:00 and 4:00 each day. Because of COVID-19 concerns, most of the amenities at Isle Royale …

Former Democratic First Congressional District candidate Linda O’Dell has congratulated primary winner Dana Ferguson. On social media, O’Dell thanked her supporters, and called on them to support Ferguson in his attempt to unseat incumbent Republican Representative Jack Bergman in the upcoming November election. Ferguson claimed the Democratic nomination by a …

The City of Houghton is getting some federal help for its ongoing sewer system upgrades. The United States Department of Agriculture has awarded a $138,000 grant, and offered an $87,000 loan to help replace sewer mains in the city. Bessemer Township got a huge award – a $2,798,000 loan and …

With COVID-19 concerns forcing cancellation of many Copper Country activities, in-person running events have been in short supply this summer. There will be one tomorrow, however. Registration for the Bootjack Fun Run 9.06k will open at 8:00 at the Dreamland Bar. Participants can walk or run over their choice of …

The State of Michigan reported 722 new coronavirus cases yesterday, and 26 deaths. That pushes the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases past 85,000 in the state, and the number of confirmed deaths to 6,247. One of every 14 Michiganders who have been diagnosed with the virus has died. There are …