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Traffic is running smoothly again across the Mackinac Bridge. Officials had to close the bridge for several hours on Saturday due to falling ice. Warmer temperatures and increased sun had loosened ice that formed on the bridge’s towers and cables, causing some of it to fall on the driving lanes …

A Hancock man is dead after a fatal snowmobile accident Saturday morning in Adams Township. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened around 3:00am on Trail No. 3 between South Range and Atlantic Mine. Officials say 50-year old Matthew Ray Heikkinen lost control of his snowmobile and struck …

26-year-old Nicholas Edwards of Hancock was sentenced in Houghton County Circuit Court Friday after entering a plea agreement in December. Edwards pled guilty to a 10 year felony counterfeiting charge and a 5-year attempted counterfeiting charge. The plea agreement stipulates that his sentences would run concurrently and he would not …

You may experience a delay this week trying to cross the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. The Michigan Department of Transportation says there will be intermittent nighttime closures of the bridge through Friday. MDOT will be testing new bridge components which require a series of lifts. Motorists should expect delays of …

A pair of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality officials have been suspended in the wake of the Flint water crisis. The two, who have not been named, were involved in Flint water testing. Governor Rick Snyder, in a statement, says there were some actions within the DEQ that lacked what …

The doctor who first found high lead levels in the blood of kids in Flint says the city’s water crisis doesn’t have to be Flint’s legacy. Doctor Mona Hanna-Attisha says, as long as the state is willing to put in the time, effort and money, the city can rebound. In …

A pair of presidential candidates have differing views of how Governor Rick Snyder has handled the Flint water crisis. GOP candidate Jeb Bush admires how Snyder has handled things and doesn’t think the governor should resign. Instead, Bush says Snyder should keep doing what he’s doing. Bush made the statements …

HANCOCK — Finnishness is at a fever pitch in the Copper Country, and there are several opportunities for you to get involved. A great way to get the entire family ready for Heikinpäivä is to come to Family Fun Night, which is Friday, January 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the …

The Calumet High School Drama Club will be competing in the Michigan Interscholastic Forensics Association statewide competition in Grand Rapids in February. The club will be performing Under the Northern Star, an original one-act play about the unique heritage of our area, written for the competition by 97-7 The Wolf’s …

Teenage girls face many challenges as they grow up. Physical changes and unrealistic expectations can lead to self-image concerns. Outpatient Councilor Dawn Reagor said, “As a result, it often leads to a negative self-image of themselves, thinking that, ‘Oh, gee!  I’m too short, I’m too fat, I’m too tall, I …