The proposed plan for use of the new greenspace in downtown Calumet has been released. The space stretches between Fifth and Sixth Streets in the 300 block – just south of the Calumet Theatre. The Sixth Street property had been vacant for some time. The Fifth Street property was formerly …
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A Hancock man has been arraigned on charges of possessing child pornography. Michigan State Police Computer Crimes detectives arrested 32-year-old Justin Henry-Allen Covert on Wednesday. He appeared in court Friday, and was charged with three counts of aggravated child sexually abusive activity, three counts of aggravated child sexually abusive activity …
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Students have begun their return to the Northern Michigan University campus in Marquette, and the school’s COVID-19 testing program is also ramping up. University officials say that 3,800 tests have been administered. 900 results have been received, and five of those were positive. None of the infected students live on …
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The deadline is approaching to purchase tickets in this year’s 50-50 Keweenaw Natural Areas raffle. Up to 1,000 tickets will be sold at $100 each. If all are sold, the prize will be $50,000. KNA board member John Griffith says money raised will help pay down the debt the organization …
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The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a driver who was involved in a “hit and run” property damage crash in the village of Calumet. The incident occurred Thursday evening between 7:00 and 8:00 in the parking lot of Bucko’s Party Store. The truck …
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An 18-year-old driver escaped injury Sunday morning in a fiery single-vehicle crash just south of Lake Linden. State police officers report that, around 8:00, a northbound pickup truck crossed over the center line on M-26 near the 27th Street intersection. The truck just missed the brick signpost for the Drive-Through …
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The body of a man that was found Tuesday in Marquette County has been identified, and the cause of death has been determined to be murder. A forensic autopsy performed at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo confirmed that the victim is 58-year-old Jody Dean Howe of Marquette. Howe disappeared nearly …
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UPDATE: A 42-year-old Lexington, Kentucky, woman has died from injuries she sustained Thursday, while swimming in Lake Superior at Marquette’s Little Presque Isle Park. State police officials say Yookyung Leemazzoni succumbed early Friday morning at UP Health System-Marquette. Read our original story below, as posted on Friday, August 8th: A …
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Fuel sales at the Rock Harbor Marina at Isle Royale will continue through August 25th. The National Park Service says diesel and gasoline will be available mornings between 8:00 and 10:00, and afternoons between 2:00 and 4:00 each day. Because of COVID-19 concerns, most of the amenities at Isle Royale …
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Former Democratic First Congressional District candidate Linda O’Dell has congratulated primary winner Dana Ferguson. On social media, O’Dell thanked her supporters, and called on them to support Ferguson in his attempt to unseat incumbent Republican Representative Jack Bergman in the upcoming November election. Ferguson claimed the Democratic nomination by a …
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