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While Alcohol and New Years eve celebrations go hand in hand, a Keweenaw Taxi Service is doing their part to keep drunk drivers off the road ensuring that citizens get home safe and sound.   “Were going to be doing a sober program to give people rides home from the …

Houghton County Sherriff’s Deputies responded to a personal injury snowmobile accident early this morning. The incident occurred in Calumet Township on DNR Trail #3 south of Copper City Road. Deputies say a 24 year old Calumet man was traveling southbound on the trail when he lost control and hit a …

After a successful turn out of a mini comic convention earlier this week, the two ladies who conceptualized the event are anticipating the probability of it becoming an annual happening. ‘The community came out in droves. And you know that’s just the whole point, we wanted this to cater to …

ORV Operators will soon have more terrain to explore in Michigan. Beginning January 1st many state forest roads open up to off-road vehicle traffic, but there are some state forest roads that make an exception to the newly permitted law. The DNR is reminding off roaders to check online maps …

With single digit temperatures in the forecast… Keweenaw area residents are reminded to stock up on winter gear and be prepared for the cold and snow.   Snow shovels, gloves, hats, space heaters and generators, are all hot commodities in these ridiculously cold temperatures. In fact Swift Hardware in Houghton …

Two Lake Superior freightliners have been freed after being stuck in the ice. The U.S. Coast Guard came to the aid of the ships with the crew of the Biscayne Bay, a 690 ton Ice Breaking Tug. The icebreaker and its crew spent several hours of efforts before finally releasing …

Firefighters spent the evening hours battling the flames of a lumbermill in the Keweenaw. Sources say that the Penegor Lumber mill of Twin Lakes caught fire in the 7:00 hour. Its uncertain at this time what started the blaze. No injuries have been reported and the cause remains under investigation.

The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs… also known as LARA has released information to inform and advise patients regarding the registration process for acquiring a registry identification card for the Michigan Medical Marihuana Program.   The Agency is reminding patients who are in the application process that the …

Lt. Gov. Brian Calley signed legislation yesterday that he says will help combat the opioid epidemic.   Calley says  “The addiction epidemic is now claiming more lives than car accidents and we are taking an all-hands-on deck approach in Michigan to combat it and prevent future addiction.”    Under the new legislation.. the prescribing physician …

 Art Heart is an event that took place at the Magnusen and was created by Black Ice Comics Owner Shana Porteen and actress Patricia Summersett who would like to make it an annual event after the successful turn out.   The gathering was a convention-like style celebration of arts, comics, …