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A 21-year-old Illinois man escaped injury when his car missed a turn, skidded off Canal Road, landed in a ditch and caught fire. Houghton County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the scene near the Firehall Road intersection just after 12:00 this morning. The driver was arrested for operating while intoxicated, …

Action continues in the state House of Representatives to try to restore funding to some of the programs recently cut by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Democratic Representative Sara Cambensy has introduced legislation to bring back $7 million for rural schools. Most of that goes to five, tiny isolated districts. None of …

The Houghton City Council will revisit a request to rezone a parcel of property on Canal Road to accommodate the Isle Royale seaplane business tonight. The council was set to consider the zoning a month ago, but the attorney for seaplane operator Jon Rector submitted a lengthy memorandum addressing the …

Hancock could move a step closer to allowing potential sale of marijuana for recreational use tonight. At a special meeting, members of the city council will consider the introduction of an ordinance that would rescind their earlier opt-out from the state marijuana system. No ordinance allowing or regulating sale within …

Winners from the Parade of Nations float competition and the “I Love Parade of Nations” contest have been announced. The Indian Students’ Association float took first place, followed by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and the Chinese Students and Scholars at Michigan Tech. Brogan Dunstan won the $500 prize in …

Time is ticking down in this year’s Keweenaw Natural Areas fundraising raffle. The winner gets a 2019 Subaru CrossTrek, along with enough cash to cover the sales tax, license, and income tax obligation. There are several cash runner-up prizes. 200 tickets remain out of the original pool of 1,000. They …

State Representative Greg Markkanen has introduced a plan to restore funding for critical access hospitals that was axed from this year’s budget by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The money supports 35 hospitals in rural areas where alternate care may be many miles away. On Monday’s Morning Coffee program on KBear 102.3, …

Non-union hourly and salaried employees of the CLK School District will receive a modest raise this year. At last night’s meeting, the Board of Education approved a 1.25 percent increase. The Board also appointed Philip Halonen to fill out an unexpired term, and named Jason Wickstrom as vice-president. Amy Gonigam …

Hearings will take place in Detroit today and tomorrow in the lawsuit filed by a Houghton business owner who is trying to overturn Michigan’s ban on selling flavored, nicotine-based vaping products. 906 Vapor’s Mark Slis filed the suit in Houghton County after Governor Gretchen Whitemer announced the ban several weeks …

A move in Lansing to limit the scope of practice of Licensed Professional Counselors could affect the availability of mental health treatment in the Copper Country. The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs wants to prevent LPCs from diagnosing and using psychiatric procedures to treat patients in a clinical …