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The first major snowstorm of the season is threatening to dump as much as two feet of snow on portions of the Copper Country. WeatherEye meteorologist Derek Dahlman says the hardest-hit area will probably be the Huron Mountains in eastern Baraga County, but even sheltered areas could receive around a …

Shoppers will have a chance to save some money and boost the local economy on Saturday. The Small Business Saturday promotion is designed to counter the trend to spend Christmas cash at big box retailers on Black Friday, and online on Cyber Monday. Tara Arens from the Keweenaw Peninsula Chamber …

Christmas preparations continue in L’Anse. At last night’s village council meeting, Public Works Director Scott Lloyd said that the village crew had begun installing holiday lights. Workers were expected to report early this morning, to hang the decorations at the intersection of Main and Broad Streets. The council authorized the …

Michigan hunters seem to be making up for the slow start to the firearm deer season. While the number of deer checked in at DNR stations over the first three days was below average, the numbers reported through the first 10 days of the season averaged 12 percent higher than …

As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday, Michigan Tech has released its modified operating schedule for the upcoming Winter Break. University offices will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas day, and New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Some critical areas will remain in operation. Some offices may also be …

A Hancock business was damaged by fire early Saturday morning. The fire-damaged area at World of Wood in Hancock. Firefighters were called to World of Wood on Hancock Street. Company office manager Kelly Heikkila told Keweenaw Report that they were able to confine the blaze to an annex to the …

Michigan will use a statewide media blitz to try to change public feeling about opioid addiction. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joneigh Khaldun says it’s important to break the stereotypes associated with dependency – that those affected are “junkies,” that it’s some sort of …

Michigan’s Medicaid work requirement is being challenged in court by a group of state and national health care advocates. The Healthy Michigan Plan rule is scheduled to take effect January 1st. It mandates that most recipients of the expanded Medicaid program show that they work at least 80 hours per …

Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly is in the home stretch of planning this year’s Thanksgiving Dinners. The free meals are open to area residents age 60 and older who would otherwise be alone on the holiday. Volunteers are still needed to fill a number of roles, especially delivering meals …

The State of Michigan has instituted new testing and disclosure rules for marijuana-based vaping products. Emergency rules posted Friday by the Marijuana Regulatory Agency come in response to 55 cases of lung injuries in Michigan. 88 percent of the victims reported that they had used vaping products that included THC. …