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A Calumet man is dead following an ATV crash in Calumet Township Thursday afternoon. Troopers from the Michigan State Police post at Calumet say 54-year-old James Meshbesher drove his ATV up to a decommissioned train trestle along Trail Three near Portland Street around 5:30. At the top of the embankment, …

Auditions for this year’s Missoula Children’s Theatre musical production of “Rumpelstiltskin” will be held Monday, October 10, at the Calumet Theatre. The auditions will take place in the ballroom beginning at 4pm. A cast of 50 – 60 students from K – 12th grades perform in this musical production.  The …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today released its 2016 Michigan Deer Hunting Prospects report. The full text of the report follows. 2016 MICHIGAN DEER HUNTING PROSPECTS The leading reason many individuals participate in deer hunting is simply the opportunity to spend time outdoors with friends and family, but harvesting …

For the original story and video by ABC-10’s Andy Kulie, click here. Invisibility…it’s the stuff of science fiction and fantasy. But new developments are being made that are bringing us one step closer to being able to make things disappear without the help of story book magic. “We have the …

Michigan Tech’s annual Homecoming Weekend starts today. This year’s theme is “Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming.” Things get started this afternoon as scores of Michigan Tech students brave the chilly waters of the Portage Canal, testing their knowledge of fluid dynamics while risking both hypothermia and humiliation in the …

There are several contested elections this year in Houghton County. Residents were given an opportunity to ask questions of the candidates in those elections at a Candidate Forum Thursday in Hancock. Candidates for county prosecutor, sheriff and three county commissioner districts took part in the event. Some of the important …

The longest serving Undersheriff in Houghton County history is moving on.   An open house was held today to say farewell to Undersheriff Roy Britz, who served in the position for 20 years. Britz was also a deputy for the Houghton County Sheriff’s Department from 1982 to 1989. He has …

About one in every three adults in this country has hypertension or high blood pressure, but they’re not the only ones. Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites tells us about a new study that finds an increase in high blood pressure in kids.

The archery deer hunting season opens Saturday in Michigan. Chad Stewart , DNR deer management specialist, expects a good season . The archery deer season runs through November 14 and starts again December 1. The firearms deer season begins November 15.

Michigan election officials say they’re on high alert since the FBI has warned states that voter registration systems could be compromised. The Michigan Secretary of State’s Office says Michigan voter registration records have not been compromised. Spokesman Fred Woodhams says they’re confident in their system and they use the latest …