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Finland celebrated its Independence Day yesterday and so did Finnish Americans in the Copper Country.  The Finnish American Heritage Center held its annual celebration last night, presenting song and dance along with authentic apparel. “We were very pleased to have a bunch of people come out despite Mother Nature’s best …

Construction at two Michigan Department of Transportation flood repair projects in Houghton County has finished for the season. All lanes are now open on the M-203 bridge over Swedetown Creek north of Hancock and on M-26 at the culvert over a tributary of Gooseneck Creek near Dollar Bay.  Both structures …

Eighty-one individual land parcels in Michigan – ranging in size from less than an acre to 160 acres – will be available for sale by sealed-bid auction starting Tuesday, Dec. 11. The auction is part of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ overall strategy to efficiently manage public lands while …

An accident Thursday morning in Baraga County has left one person dead and another critically injured.  The accident happened at the southern end of Keweenaw Bay on US-41. Baraga Sheriff Deputies were sent out at 5:51 Thursday morning to a head on crash.  James Turriff, 31, of L’Anse was headed …

Is there a connection between a child’s exposure to violence and the escalation of violent events in our nation?  That’s the question that many parents had on their minds when they attended a discussion at Houghton High School that featured author and retired US Army Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. Grossman …

The Keweenaw Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its annual granting cycle for two different Field of Interest grants. More than $2,800 is available from the Portage Lake Youth Endowment Fund for local organizations supporting programs and activities that are designed to serve youth of the Portage Lake area. …

A horse is dead following a collision with a vehicle in Ishpeming Township Tuesday night. The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened on Stoneville Road near County Road 581 just before 7pm. Authorities say a 61-year-old Tilden Township woman was traveling southbound on the road when she struck …

The Michigan legislature continues to be busy during this lame duck session and outgoing State Senator Tom Casperson is keeping busy as well. Some of the bills being passed have come under criticism, including two supported by Casperson. One bill would protect the names and information of donors when it …

Students across the globe are trying their hand at computer programming.  In recognition of National Computer Science Education Week, schools are participating in an educational event called the “Hour of Code,” where each student is introduced to the idea of making digital commands and observing an immediate response. In the …

Do you think you look cool in your Stormy Kromer? Michigan’s business community certainly things so. The Upper Peninsula-made Stormy Kromer was named the Coolest Thing Made In Michigan at this year’s Michigan Manufacturers Association awards in Lansing on November 8th. Ten products were included in a list of finalists …