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Every year thousands of children and adults suffer a fracture. About 10-percent experience slow healing and turn to various treatments to help. Now a new report says there’s one treatment you should avoid at your doctors office. Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites gives us a look.

A new study shows that many people who can afford a luxury vehicle are spending that money on a pickup or SUV instead. Autobeat reporter Jeff Gilbert.

The jackpot for tonight’s Powerball drawing is an estimated $403 million after no one matched all six numbers Saturday. The jackpot could rise as the drawing gets closer. No one matched the six numbers drawn Saturday night when the jackpot was $349 million. Tonight’s jackpot is one of the largest …

Residents in the Copper Country needing mental health or substance abuse counseling services can get help at a new location in Hancock. An open house for the Great Lakes Recovery Centers is being held Wednesday from 11am to 3pm in their new office. It’s on the third floor office area of …

HANCOCK, MI – Finlandia University’s International School of Art and Design will present a faculty exhibit at the Finlandia University Gallery, located in the Finnish American Heritage Center (FAHC), Hancock, February 22 to March 21, 2017. An opening reception for the artists will take place at the gallery Wednesday, February …

Hancock, MI – The Portage Health Auxiliary is a non-profit organization, whose mission is to serve the health and well-being of elderly and youth causes in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon Counties. The Auxiliary is pleased to announce that it will be accepting grant applications from non-profit organizations in the …

Hancock, MI–Tickets are still available for Keweenaw Gold, one of the Keweenaw Community Foundation’s most popular and important fundraising events of the year. This year’s event will be on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Bonfire Steakhouse Bar & Grill on the 7th floor of the …

The Hancock Volunteer Fire Department has a new piece of life-saving technology thanks to a donation from the Keweenaw Health Foundation. Keweenaw Health Foundation Executive Director Ed Jenich presented a new portable automatic external defibrillator to Second Assistant Fire Chief Neil Ahola on Thursday, February 16th at the fire department …

Book Sale poster Red Feb 2017 What can you do with your used books? The Portage Lake District Library is accepting donations of gently used books for their Used Book Sale. Books can be dropped off at the library service desk through Thursday The sale takes place Friday and Saturday …

A motions hearing is scheduled for today in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids concerning Michigan Tech’s decision to dismiss a student last year for a post on a social media site. Norway, MI resident Matthew Schultz was a student at Michigan Tech until he was expelled for a post …