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It shouldn’t cause much of a delay but motorists should be aware of a road project now underway in Mohawk. The Michigan Department of Transportation is resurfacing about 1.3 miles of U.S. 41 in Keweenaw County between No. 6 Road and First Street. MDOT is investing $350,000 in the project, …

Do you love to perform? Do you have a unique talent? Do you want to be a STAR? Seeking volunteer performers to perform in the upcoming Vaudeville at the Calumet Theatre shows. Acrobats, Dancers, Jugglers, Puppeteers, Storytellers, Singers, Actors, Magicians, Comedy, Rock Bands, even Interpretative Dance. All talents encouraged from …

CALUMET – Keweenaw National Historical Park (KNHP) and Western U.P. Health Department (WUPHD) invite the public to a free historical tour and fitness walk next Tuesday evening, July 12 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in Calumet.  The guided walk, titled Follow an Immigrant’s Footsteps, will cover 2 miles on mostly …

It’s been said that home is where the heart is, and one Houghton County family will soon have their home built with a lot of it.   A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday to mark the start of a new home building project by the Copper Country Habitat for Humanity. …

Summertime often means an increase in scams. Michigan State Police First Lieutenant Michael Shaw says if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. Lt. Shaw says a reoccurring scam involves contractors offering to do work for a discounted price, but hardly touching the area in need of …

Some reason to believe that we’re probably going to see some better-than-normal year end car deals. AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert explains.

A Grand Rapids man is recovering after being injured during a Running of the Bulls event in Pamplona, Spain. That’s Chris Howard who says he was tripped-up during a run a few days-ago. If that happens you’re told to stay on the ground, the bulls then try to jump over your …

Emergency departments in this country stay very busy. And it turns out they’re doing a better job caring for patients according to new research. That’s our Health Reporter, Doctor Deanna Lites.

Employers shook off two months of weak hiring and added 287,000 jobs in June. Business Editor Murray Feldman reports the unemployment rate rose 4.7 to 4.9 percent. Economists say this is a blistering pace pointing to a resilient U.S. economy recovering from a weak winter and spring.

A steam barge that sank in Lake Huron near Alpena more than 100 years ago, the W. P. Thew, is being studied by researchers and students from East Carolina University. They have made several dives to the wreck to learn more about the single propeller steam barges used to carry …