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Deputies from the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Canal Road Sunday, just before 5:00am, for a basement collapsing due to flooding and a 12 year old child trapped inside. The father was able to dig out the child and perform CPR. Deputies along with Stanton Township first responders …

A 12-year-old child was trapped and badly injured when the basement of a house on Canal Road collapsed early today. Houghton County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene at 5:00 this morning. The child’s father was able to dig the child out, and performed CPR. Because of road damage, …

Heavy rains in Houghton County have resulted in severe erosion and flooding. Municipal water mains located under city streets may have been compromised during the erosion. The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department is issuing a precautionary boil water advisory for any person who is aware that their water service line …

We have received the following information from the Western Upper Peninsula District Health Department about drinking water safety. This applies only to those with private wells, and not to those attached to municipal water systems. Western U.P. Health Department issues the following precautions for well-water users who believe their wells …

SAULT SAINTE MARIE, Mich. — Due to heavy rains and storms near the coastal Lake Superior region, the Coast Guard urges all boaters in the Keweenaw Waterway and Portage Lake region to avoid recreating on the water due to significant debris in the waterway caused by recent rain storms. Additionally, …

A local restaurant has caught the attention of the taste buds of a statewide publication. Mlive.com has included La Cantina of Hancock as one of the 10 Best Mexican Restaurants in Michigan. Sampling food at over 300 restaurants in the state, the food tasters visited La Cantina and praised them …

While the cause of a recent fire in Calumet remains under investigation, a relief fund has been organized for a family of six who have been displaced by the blaze. It’s believed that the fire started in a vacant church and quickly spread to the Bain family home on the …

LAURIUM, Mich. – Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics has met all criteria for laboratory accreditation by the Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation (COLA), a national healthcare accreditation organization. The two-year accreditation is given only to laboratories that apply rigid standards of quality in day-to-day operations, demonstrate continued accuracy in the performance …

IRON MOUNTAIN – Today, the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center announced that its nursing home received 5-stars as part of its annual performance rating. The Iron Mountain-based VAMC’s announcement comes after VA extended its unprecedented 18-month record of transparency disclosures by making public for the first time its annual nursing …

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently approved a total of $1.25 million over a five-year period for the Department of Natural Resources to provide up to 75 percent of funding for improvements to partner shooting ranges throughout Michigan. The DNR received these additional federal funds via the Wildlife and …