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A Dollar Bay man convicted of murdering his wife has been turned down in his bid to have his appeal heard by the Michigan Supreme Court. Nima Nassiri was convicted of second-degree murder following the beating death of Senaz Nezami in December of 2013. He is serving a 20 to …

The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge will open for the 2017 season. At a special meeting Wednesday…the Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 to fund the Copper Harbor resort, which could cost around $200,000 for the year. Over 200 people packed the room at Horizons Alternative High School in Mohawk for …

This Thursday, Dec 1 from 6-8 PM at the Orpheum / Studio Pizza, the Keweenaw Climate Community (KCC) group continues their series of discussion-centered events about what activities and topics the community can focus on with climate change impacts and people’s responses to those impacts. There are lots of potential …

Dean L. Johnson, currently the James and Dolores Trethewey APMP professor and founding director of the Applied Portfolio Management Program, has been named Dean of the School of Business and Economics at Michigan Technological University. The announcement was made by Jackie Huntoon provost and vice president of academic affairs. Johnson …

A Florida man indicted on numerous charges related to the illegal transfer of stolen property from an Upper Peninsula facility was arraigned Tuesday in Federal Court. Michael Donald Reid of Land O’ Lakes, Florida, is charged with 13 counts of interstate transportation of stolen property. According to court records, the charges …

A resolution dealing with parking on residential properties was approved at Wednesday’s Houghton City Council meeting. Under the resolution, off-street parking has to be either on the lot or within 400 feet of the building it is intended to serve. Also in the resolution were incentives for property owners of …

Over the objections of retired teachers and labor, Senate Republicans hope to change the pension system for new teachers. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick has the story.

Local clerks are preparing to recount results of the presidential election. Secretary of State Ruth Johnson says it’s the first time in Michigan that a recount will take place for a presidential race. The State Board of Canvassers will meet Friday morning to hear any challenges. Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum …

There may soon be a jump at the pump. AAA Michigan says gas prices have increased by eight-cents this week on word OPEC was planning to cut production of crude oil. The group announced yesterday it was cutting production by 1.2-million barrels a day starting in January. Some analysts say …

Things are back to normal at Houghton Elementary School, but that wasn’t the case Monday morning. That’s when 30-year-old Niles Nathan Rothenberger of Atlantic Mine was arrested after police received reports that he was acting suspicious. Their investigation allegedly discovered 3.5 grams of marijuana in his vehicle along with a …