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On Friday, March 12th, troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post and deputies from the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office arrested one man and one woman for selling methamphetamine throughout the area. Both are thought to have distributed the narcotic in Houghton, Baraga, and Keweenaw Counties. 30-year-old Joe Julio of …

Copper Country players dominate the Great Lakes Hockey Conference All-Star teams this year. Calumet’s Dean Loukus was named Player of the Year. Copper Kings coach Dan Giachino was named Coach of the Year, after leading the team to a first-place finish in the league. Local members of the first team …

When the Franklin Square Inn makes its debut as a Hampton Inn property, new guests will encounter significant changes. Jennifer Julien says that parent company Hilton designs the hotel chain with upscale sensibilities in mind. The lobby ceiling is required to be a certain height, but the current building is …

The Mackinac Bridge Authority Board and Finance Committee met Friday, approving the installation of a high frequency radar to help monitor water surface currents. The MBA’s Kim Nowack thanked Guy Meadows of Michigan Tech’s Great Lakes Research Center for the proposal. She says that it will be particularly useful if …

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday that COVID-19 vaccines will be rolled out for all adults in the coming weeks. Beginning on March 22nd, those with preexisting conditions and other factors that put them at high risk from the virus become eligible statewide. Risks include anything …

Firefighters battled a blaze at a Houghton home for hours Sunday evening, closing College Avenue in both directions. The residence is tucked between Franklin Square and Prospect Street, which was also shut down. Houghton Fire Chief Mike Reynolds says the fire is believed to have started in the kitchen area. …

High School In girls basketball tonight…• Houghton entertains Westwood.• Hancock plays at Calumet. In boys action tonight…• L’Anse travels to Ontonagon. In girls-boys doubleheaders…• Lake Linden-Hubbell visits Dollar Bay-Tamarack City• Baraga hosts Republic-Michigamme at Baraga• Chassell tips off at Jeffers. Coverage of the girls game begins at 5:30 on KBear …

High School In hockey Saturday… • Hancock concluded its regular season with a 7-1 victory over Negaunee. LeRoy Bastien had a hat trick. Austin Salani added two goals and an assist. Calvin Heinonen and Todd Anderson each had a goal and an assist. Cole Stuber had three assists. Daniel Wroblewski …

High School In hockey last night… • Houghton edged Marquette 3-2. Goals by Kade Farrell and Connor Raffaelli gave the Gremlins an early 2-0 lead. After the Redmen came back to tie the contest, Nathan Erva scored the game-winner in overtime. The regular hockey season wraps up today… • Hancock …

United States Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters congratulated Michigan Tech on a new federal grant through the Department of Energy to spur innovation on self-driving vehicles. General Motors and Chrysler parent company Stellantis contribute from the private sector. The resulting technology aims to improve electric vehicle range and driver …