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Michigan State Police can now confirm that two people died due to a fire at a house in Portage Township Friday night. The blaze started just after 9:00 at a residence on Valley Road, west of Tapiola Road. The identities of the deceased are being withheld until confirmation can be …

Ryan LaPorte, Justin Rogan, and Scott Heikkinen from the Keweenaw Snowmobile Club talk about what it takes to keep 200+ miles of trails maintained from Toivola to High Point. Meteorologist Matthew Zika talks about conditions necessary for lake effect snow, how real-time temperature and snowfall data helps improve the National …

High School In high school hockey Saturday… • Houghton routed Novi 9-1 in a game that ended after two periods because of the mercy rule. The Gremlins dominated play from the start, but struggled to find the net early, and led just 2-0 after the first period. The floodgates opened …

High School In high school hockey last night… • Houghton downed Northville 4-1. After a scoreless first period, Landon Stevens’ power play goal gave the Gremlins the lead eight seconds into the second stanza. Mike Maillette netted the eventual game-winner 75 seconds later. Camden Markham added two insurance tallies, and …

Houghton and Baraga Counties saw COVID-19 cases double in the week ending January 5th, compared to the prior period. The two combined for 187 cases. Keweenaw County jumped from one up to 14. All three jurisdictions remain well below the spike seen in the fall, which remains an outlier compared …

Awards season is coming up. And the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce is getting in on the fun. Nominations are now open for the chamber’s SparkPlug Awards. The Keweenaw Community SparkPlug Awards dinner will be March 3rd. Every year, the Chamber of Commerce highlights the achievements and growth made by members …

Following last May’s Fifth Street Fire, the Village of Calumet is preparing to court developers to rebuild. Helping with the cause is a $250,000 grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance Executive Director Jeff Ratcliffe discusses improvements needed at the site. We know things like survey, …

A 51-year-old Wisconsin man had to be treated at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital following a single-snowmobile crash Thursday evening. Keweenaw County Sheriff personnel responded at roughly 5 PM. The accident occurred on Trail 3 where it intersects with the western end of Brockway Mountain Drive in Eagle Harbor Township. The man …

Michigan Technological University will be on the forefront in identifying mutations of the next infectious disease. It is one of four colleges receiving federal funds over the next two years to help the state respond to emerging viruses, and the threats associated with them. $18.5 million will be spread between …

High School In high school girls basketball last night… • Houghton stopped Baraga 59-48. • Hancock got past Ishpeming 43-36. • L’Anse shut down Watersmeet 56-20. • Jeffers fell to Bessemer 54-39. Sara Johnson led the Jets with 14 points, and Savannah Asiala added 12. Bessemer’s Brooke Stanislowski led all …