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An Illinois girl was hospitalized yesterday after she was thrown off a snowmobile in southern Houghton County. The 14-year-old from Fox Lake lost control of her 2006 Arctic Cat while traveling northbound on Trail 8/15 in Duncan Township near Sidnaw. The mishap took place around 1:45 yesterday afternoon. The Houghton …

The price of gasoline will be going up on Sunday, and it won’t have anything to do with OPEC, or refinery problems. The Michigan gasoline tax will increase 7.3 cents per gallon as part of the road funding package passed earlier this year by the legislature, and signed by Governor …

The Iron River Police Department is asking for the public’s help in solving a Christmas Eve armed robbery. Officers say the incident took place around 8:00 Saturday evening in the McDonald’s parking lot. Citizens who may have been in the area at the time are urged to call the Iron …

December 31st is the final day to apply for one of the 2017 Pure Michigan Hunt licenses. Each year, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources selects three applicants at random to be the Pure Michigan Hunt winners. The prize package includes licenses for elk, bear, spring and fall turkey, antlerless …

A Wisconsin man who posed as a federal officer to commit an armed robbery in Baraga County will remain in prison. Bernard Fish was convicted on several counts for trying to extort money from the operators of a marijuana growing operation in Watton in 2013, and holding them prisoner. He …

Like every town in the Copper Country, this year’s rough winter is taking a toll in the City of Houghton. But the city is coping with the situation. At Wednesday night’s city council meeting, city manager Eric Waara reported that snow removal equipment is holding up well. Waara also said …

The Herman Gundlach Fund of the Keweenaw Community Foundation is closing out 2016 by awarding more than $19,000 in grants to 23 local organizations. Individual grants range from $200 to $5,000. Recipients include: · Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter · Bay Cliff Health Camp · Boy Scouts of America-Hiawathaland · Calumet …

Snow has been plentiful on the Keweenaw Peninsula, but the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says some snowmobile trails in other part of the Upper Peninsula are in questionable shape. DNR trails specialist Paul Gaberdiel says last weekend’s warm weather caused two problems for trails that didn’t have a good …

A controversial mining project in Menominee County has received two permits from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Aquila Resources’ Back Forty Project received a Nonferrous Metallic Mining Permit, and a Michigan Air Use Permit to Install. MDEQ says the decision was made after a full review of the application, …

Authorities in Iron River have identified the man who died in a house fire. He is 60-year-old Douglas Lintz, who lived in the home at 1119 River Avenue. Firefighters were called to the scene Monday afternoon around 3:30. The house is considered to be a total loss. The state fire …