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MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN — Derrick “Bam” Samuels was sentenced to 20 years in prison following multiple federal drug convictions for his involvement in distributing heroin in the Gwinn, Michigan area from 2008 until the spring of 2017. Samuels had two prior felony drug convictions and was determined to be a “career …

More than 700 students will visit Michigan Tech’s Great Lakes Research Center next week. The 7th Annual Lake Superior Water Festival takes place Wednesday, October 17th and includes students in grades 4-12 from ten schools in Houghton, Baraga, and Gogebic Counties. Students from the following schools will be participating: Baraga …

HANCOCK–The League of Women Voters of the Copper Country (LWVCC) and the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce are convening a Candidate Forum to be held for State Senate 38th District, State Representative 110th District,  Houghton County Commissioners in District 2, District 3, District 4 and District 5 (those in contested races) …

The modernization of the Soo Locks is set to be fully funded after the Senate passed the legislation Wednesday. US Senator Debbie Stabenow’s bipartisan bill calls for nearly $1 billion to construct another Poe-sized lock, as part of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018. Earlier this year, Senator Stabenow …

Keweenaw area leaders and residents got some answers yesterday to long time questions regarding the future of the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge. After three years of uncertainty, the resort was sold recently and its new owner presented his plans for the establishment at the monthly One Million Cups meeting. KML Owner …

The Houghton Police Department is getting high praise from the state for its performance in a recent audit. City Clerk Ann Vollrath read a letter to the City Council Wednesday from the Department of State Police. The department had conducted a Law Enforcement Information Network audit of the Houghton Police …

Back to square one–that’s how local officials are describing the effect of this week’s rains on certain areas that were under repair from the June 17th flood. Two to four inches of rain fell Tuesday night into Wednesday, causing flooding in several areas in Houghton County. Canal Road, M-26 in …

Along the shoreline of Lake Superior, folks in the Upper Peninsula have recently taken an interest in rock hunting and head to the beaches at night in search of a rock that’s known as Yooperlite. The specimens glow under a black light and after being examined at a Michigan Tech …

CALUMET, Mich. – Aspirus invites the community to check out its exciting, new fitness center in Calumet during a special open house celebration on Saturday, October 20. From 9 a.m. to noon, the Aspirus Fitness Center, now located next to Campioni’s True Value off US Highway 41, will offer guided tours, …

The final tour for the season of the Quincy Smelter is this Saturday.  The Quincy Smelter is the last intact historical copper smelter in the United States. Standing in the middle of the site on the Portage Canal, you can look up the slopes of Houghton and Hancock at the …