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Authorities are asking for the public’s help in their investigation of a fatal car crash on Tuesday, July 2nd.  Killed in the single-car crash was 81-year-old James Christner, of Houghton. Christner was the passenger in an SUV that rolled over after the driver lost control along US-41 near #4 Road …

The man who drowned Friday night in the Sturgeon River south of L’Anse has been identified as 24-year-old Kevin Lobo. A spokesperson from Michigan Technological University says Lobo was a graduate student in computer science.  State Police troopers were called to the Canyon Falls Park in L’Anse Township Friday around …

As received by the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Sandra Massoglia, 78 a resident of Calumet passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at the Houghton County medical care facility in Hancock Arrangements will be announced by the Erickson Crowley Peterson funeral home in Calumet.

The local CBS television affiliate has been pulled off DirecTV because of a contract dispute. WJMN is owned by Nexstar Broadcasting. Nexstar owns 171 stations across the nation – all of which have disappeared from DirecTV and other platforms operated by DirecTV’s owner, AT&T. On a website it set up …

A third arrest has been made in connection with a drug bust in Mohawk earlier this week. On Tuesday, two people were arrested. A spokesman for the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team said the raid on the Cliff Street residence netted more than $6,900 in cash, along with a quarter …

The United States Coast Guard is reminding swimmers at Great Lakes beaches to keep track of their flotation devices. The caution comes after a large, inflatable yellow duck was spotted Monday off Grand Beach, just north of the Michigan-Indiana border on Lake Michigan. The Coast Guard was obliged to deploy …

The hazy situation around Michigan’s recently-legalized marijuana industry is clearing a bit. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has approved emergency administrative rules issued by the Marijuana Regulatory Agency to govern the new businesses. The rules lay out new classifications for marijuana producers and establishments where marijuana may be consumed. MRA Executive Director …

A widening problem with pig ear treats for dogs has reached our state. Tests run by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on pig ears purchased at two retail establishments found salmonella bacteria on some. Michigan becomes the 13th state to identify the contamination. While no illnesses have …

Good weather encouraged a good turnout at Independence Day parades and celebrations across the Copper Country for most of yesterday, although a line of showers and storms dampened some evening activities. Parades in Lake Linden, Hubbell, Dollar Bay, South Range and Baraga were well attended. At the Baraga County Lumberjack …

One of the two suspects arrested on drug charges Saturday in Houghton is wanted for homicide in Milwaukee. The 22-year-old Milwaukee man gave local police a false name when he and a companion were picked up by detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team on charges of distributing crystal …