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A second Upper Peninsula church is moving into a building formerly occupied by a big box retailer. Late last year, Evangel Church in Houghton took over the former Shopko location. Now, Northiron Church of Ishpeming has announced plans to purchase the former JC Penney building at the Westwood Mall in …

The political jockeying around who’ll become the next U.S. District Attorney for our area continues. President Donald Trump had nominated Tom Leonard for the Michigan Western District job last fall. Leonard is a Republican, and is a former speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives. He narrowly lost the 2018 …

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson wants to add a third gender option to Michigan’s driver’s licenses. 13 other states have already added a gender-neutral choice to their IDs. Groups representing the LBGT community have been requesting the change since shortly after Benson was elected. Benson has made changes to …

A 19-year-old Greenland man was arrested yesterday morning after a property damage accident. Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Jason Clinesmith told us the man drove his vehicle into a ditch in Greenland Township around 10:00. He left the scene, but was picked up a short time later. He faces charges …

The latest scam to hit our state targets those who have past-due tax bills. The victim receives a letter that appears to come from the government, threatening immediate action to seize property and other assets. To make the letter more credible, the scammer includes specific information about the tax debt …

An Illinois man was killed in a snowmobile crash Sunday afternoon in Keweenaw County. The victim has been identified as 49-year-old Rodney Richardson, Jr., of Aurora, Illinois. Keweenaw County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Trail Three near Lac La Belle Road around 4:51 pm. Deputies say they were initially told it …

A Calumet woman has been arrested on drug charges. Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team raided an apartment at 118 5th Street in Calumet Friday. Officials say the search warrant was obtained after a 13-month investigation, during which undercover officers purchased Suboxone and methamphetamine from the 57-year-old woman. …

U.S. Representative Jack Bergman confirmed Saturday that he will run for re-election this year… The Watersmeet Republican told those who attended a question and answer session in Houghton that his goal is to succeed Representative Phil Roe as either chair or ranking minority member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee. …

Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Pigs-N-Heat hockey game. The annual faceoff between local police officers and firefighters raises money for the Copper Country Police and Fire Relief Fund, which assists victims of fire and crime. The game will be played on February 15th at the John MacInnes …

A downstate man has died from injuries suffered in a snowmobile crash last week. Mackinac County sheriff’s deputies say 77-year-old Norman James Bass of Goodrich – near Flint – missed a turn and struck a tree near Naubinway. He was taken to Helen Newberry Joy Hospital in Newberry, where he …