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Court proceedings for six of the 17 people involved in a large drug bust in Baraga County continued this week in 97th District Court. 32-year-old Corey Haataja of L’Anse, 43-year-old Angela Salbashian of L’Anse and 52-year-old Mark Lahti of Baraga appeared for their preliminary examinations yesterday on charges involving various …

The Michigan Department of Treasury is now processing Michigan Home Heating Credits for the 2014 tax year. The credit assists low-income customers with winter energy bills. The average credit in 2014 was $130. Instruction booklets and forms have been mailed out by the Department of Treasury. For those people who …

2014 proved to be a very successful year for the MTEC SmartZone. The local business incubator announced this week that they created 83 jobs last year and they were also recognized by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation for the milestone. One of the most important programs within the SmartZone is …

Law enforcement officers in parts of the Upper Peninsula targeted drunken snowmobiling over the weekend. Officers from the Schoolcraft and Luce County Sheriff’s Department, the Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement division and Michigan State Police from the St. Ignace post concentrated on snowmobilers on trails in the Shingleton and …

Until further notice, all inbound and outbound commercial flights are cancelled at the Delta County Airport. It’s because of malfunctioning FAA weather equipment. Airport staff in Escanaba say federal rules forbid anyone to work on the equipment other than FAA employees. The equipment will be inspected this morning. Airport staff …

Governor Rick Snyder delivers his fifth ‘State of the State’ message to a joint session of the Michigan Legislature and a statewide radio and t-v audience tonight. During the speech, the governor is expected to highlight past successes of his administration such as the expansion of health care to low-income …

Saturday night’s lift bridge closure went very smoothly according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. The closure began at 9 o’clock Saturday night and was actually complete an hour early, opening to traffic at about 6 o’clock Sunday morning. MDOT Communications Director Dan Weingarten spoke about the possibility of future …

A fatal accident in Baraga County has taken the life of a high school P.E. Instructor. 56-year-old Matthew Davidson was traveling east early Sunday morning in a Ford F-150 truck on US-41 near Tioga Creek in Covington Township when it lost control and flipped into a ditch. Davidson was found …

A Houghton man has been bound over to Circuit Court on charges that he murdered an elderly woman during a 2013 break–in. 30-year-old Timothy Cadeau waived his right to have a District Court preliminary exam on Friday and he’ll be arraigned in Circuit Court on Wednesday. Cadeau is charged with …

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, students from Michigan Tech will be spreading Dr. King’s message as the visit Copper Country students today. Approximately 40 student volunteers will visit Houghton Elementary School and Barkell Elementary School, where they will read books to the children about Martin Luther King’s …