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There will be extra police patrols in Michigan over the holiday weekend. Law enforcement officers from police departments, sheriff’s offices and the Michigan State Police will be on the lookout for impaired drivers and unbuckled motorists during the Labor Day holiday weekend. The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign …

Former Calumet hockey star Ben Johnson has been convicted of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in a bar in Windsor, Ontario, more than three years ago. The verdict was read in a Windsor courtroom late this afternoon (Thursday) by Judge Kirk Munroe. Johnson was a member of the Windsor Spitfires hockey …

Tickets go on sale today for the next Murder Mystery event, put on by the Calumet Players and the Keweenaw Young Professionals. The next event will be a Murder Mystery Ball and will be held October 22nd at the Continental Fire Company in Houghton. Event organizer Amanda McConnon says people …

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. In the United States, one person completes suicide every 13 minutes. Copper Country Mental Health Training and Prevention Coordinator Brian Rendell says experts believe that most suicidal individuals do not want to die. When suicidal behaviors are detected early, lives can be saved. To …

LAURIUM – Double the color. Double the fun. That’s what Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital’s Women’s Health Team anticipates for the third annual Light the Night Fun/Run Walk Saturday, Sept. 17. The event kicks off at 7:15 p.m. with a free 1K for children. The 5K Fun Run/Walk follows at 7:45 p.m. …

One of the two suspects arrested by the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team earlier this week was arraigned Wednesday afternoon in Houghton County District Court. 52-year-old Anthony James Vancato of Atlantic Mine is charged with one count of possession of meth or ecstasy. Vancato was arrested at a residence in …

Hancock, Michigan—The Youth Advisory Council of Houghton & Keweenaw Counties (YAC), part of the Keweenaw Community Foundation, is looking for local youth currently in grades 9-12 who have exhibited the potential to be leaders in their community to apply for membership before September 11th, 2016. Members must be willing to …

Government safety regulators want carmakers to use the internet more to alert owners to recalls. Auto Beat Reporter Jeff Gilbert explains.

It hasn’t taken car companies long to make some changes that take a lot of the difficulty out of installing child safety seats in vehicles. AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert tells us the latest rankings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show a lot of improvement.

You’ve probably heard about those stories of parents who have detected childhood eye diseases by looking at their child in photographs. Health Reporter Doctor Deanna Lites has more. Some eye experts say parents should check their child’s eye reflection in photos.