With altercations between police and citizens making national news headlines recently, many police departments are looking to equip officers with body cameras. The Upper Peninsula’s Regional Homeland Security Board is looking at a project that would equip as many U.P. police officers as possible with the body cams. Delta County …
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A new group calling itself Great Lakes Patrol is offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people who have poached two wolves in Michigan. The animals were found in the Upper Peninsula near Gulliver and Newberry. Rewards will be offered for other illegal …
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With the Portage Lake Lift Bridge Rehab Project set to begin this month, some preliminary work will be done starting this Sunday that will cause some delays. The work will be done tonight and tomorrow night between the times of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. The delays will be sporadic, …
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Keweenaw Bay Indian Community voters Saturday put the brakes on a proposal to build a new casino, and ousted two incumbent Tribal Council members from their jobs. In the L’Anse District, where two seats were available, newcomer Randy Haataja collected 331 votes. Former Council member Toni Minton was returned to …
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State police troopers continue to investigate an accident involving an ore hauling truck that had just left the Eagle Mine in north Marquette County early Saturday morning. The southbound semi overturned off the right side of County Road 550, about two miles north of the Sugarloaf Mountain public parking lot. Sheriff’s deputies …
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LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the appointments of Brenda Ryan, of Commerce Township, and William Johnson, of Newaygo, to the Michigan Technological University board of control. The eight-person board is the governing body of the University. “Brenda and William will bring great insight to one of Michigan’s …
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Tomorrow, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community will hold its annual general election. Registered voters in the L’Anse District will vote at the Zeba Community Center. Registered voters in the Baraga District will vote at the Ojibwa Senior Citizens Center. Voters in the Baraga District will be asked to choose no …
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With Christmas just around the corner, tomorrow is your best chance to get your children on Santa’s lap as he will be visiting many areas in the Copper Country. Santa will be in Chassell at the Heritage Center from 11am to 2 for the Chassell Old-Fashioned Christmas. Santa will also …
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A sorority at Michigan Tech is holding a fundraiser to raise money for a young child who has been diagnosed with cancer. Alpha Sigma Tau is holding a special hot chocolate fundraiser to raise money for Parker, a one-year-old boy who has been recently diagnosed with melanoma. Anyone can have …
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This weekend, the Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center will host two free seminars to educate, answer questions and help community members understand enrolling in health insurance. They will take place tomorrow at 1:00 at the Portage Lake District Library and Sunday at 3:00 at The Salvation Army in Hancock. …
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