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Several Upper Peninsula lawmakers are coming out in opposition to the closing of a prison in Gogebic County. Department of Corrections Director Heidi Washington announced on Tuesday that the Ojibway Correctional Facility will be closed in December as part of the state’s budget cuts. State Representative Scott Dianda called it …

Two suspects from Ontonagon County are in custody for allegedly selling crystal meth. Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET), as well as agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) conducted an investigation in Ewen Monday. That investigation led to the arrest …

The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding who’s responsible for a robbery at the VFW Post in Chassell. Authorities say someone entered the post sometime between Monday and Tuesday morning and stole a large amount of money from inside the pull tab machine. The …

Click on the blue links for more details.   MLB Ryan LaMarre’s line drive homer to the left field bleachers in the second inning put the White Sox up for good, defeating the Tigers, 6-3, at Comerica Park last night.  Blaine Hardy gave up four runs in four innings for …

MARENISCO — This morning, Department of Corrections Director Heidi Washington announced that she will close the Ojibway Correctional Facility in Marenisco in Gogebic County on December 1. In response, State Rep. Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) issued the following statement: “This is bad news for the more than 200 employees who support their families …

Michigan Technological University’s Great Lakes Research Center was the site for the unveiling of the Maritime Autonomy Research Site (MARS)–the first freshwater testbed of its kind in the world–Friday, Aug. 10. The unveiling of MARS was held in conjunction with the launch of the Smart Ships Coalition, designed to study and …

An open house for the Abandoned Mining Wastes Project will be held by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality later this month. The open house will be held August 29th from 4:00-7:00 pm at the Lake Linden-Hubbell High School Auditorium. The DEQ invites the public to learn about the project …

The fatal shooting at a rental cabin in Chippewa County on Saturday is now being considered a homicide. 34-year-old Aaron Lee Roberts of Lansing was arrested and charged with one count of homicide and one count of felony firearm. Roberts is accusing of killing 51-year-old Kevin James Belonga of St. …

While federal assistance has allowed road repairs to continue in the Keweenaw, homeowners who experienced property damage from the Father’s Day Flood are hopeful that the Federal Emergency Management Agency will have a change of heart when it comes to providing assistance to cover their needs. “We’re putting a second …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB Nicholas Castellanos took Sunday off and came back last night with five hits and five RBI as the Tigers pounded the White Sox, 9-5.  Castellanos had two singles, two doubles, and a two-run home run in the seventh. Nick has hit …