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Energy rates are rising, temperatures are dropping and the Houghton Energy Efficiency Team is working hard trying to find a solution the energy crisis in Houghton County. Last night during their monthly meeting, the discussion centered on developing a structure for the team, which includes creating a community advisory board, …

The woman accused of two separate home invasion incidents in Houghton and Hancock will be back in court today. 25-year-old Amelia Emery will appear in Houghton County Circuit Court today on two counts of first-degree home invasion. The charges stem from an incident in Houghton at an apartment complex on …

A Houghton County man who originally pleaded not guilty to a number of home invasion charges has had a change of heart. 52-year-old Jeffrey Koski of Copper City has now pleaded guilty to his charges stemming from a series of breaking and entering incidents in Keewenaw County dating back to 2012. …

It’s cold and getting colder in Michigan and as the mercury falls… emergency calls from motorists increase, according to Triple-A Michigan. Susan Hiltz of Triple-A Michigan says the auto club experienced a 34% increase in emergency calls Tuesday and had more than 800 “car start” dead battery calls. As meteorologists …

Six of the remaining suspects in the major drug bust in Baraga County back in December will be arraigned today. The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team arrested 17 people in December on federal, state and tribal warrants. Five of the suspects were arraigned a few days after the arrest on …

A man accused of second-degree murder will be back in court soon. Paul Moilanen appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court yesterday and his attorney David Gemignani requested that Moilanen take an independent psychological assessment, to which Judge Charles Goodman agreed. Moilanen is being charged with the second-degree murder of Marcy …

Icebreaking operations have begun in Lake Superior. The U.S. Coast Guard began “Operation Taconite” and so far, the cutter Katmai Bay has been put into service on the St. Mary’s River in Sault Ste. Marie, and the cutter Alder is breaking ice near Superior Wisconsin and Duluth Minnesota. As temperatures drop …

The pilot of a single engine Cessna is safe this morning after his plane crashed at Sawyer International Airport yesterday afternoon. A single pilot occupied the plane at the time of the crash. The plane veered off the runway when taking off from the tarmac. The pilot escaped from the …

This week, you’d better fill up your car’s gas tank. Gas prices are starting to move higher in Michigan after dropping to the fourth-lowest prices in the nation. GasBuddy.com analyst Patrick DeHaan says the state was overdue for an increase and prices are expected to move up by about 20 …

Michigan is among 43 states where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says flu is widespread. The CDC says 21 people in the U.S. have died this flu season, including six children who died of the illness last week. While in Michigan, the state Department of Community Health reports, …