A series of court dates have been tentatively scheduled in the case against an Ahmeek man charged with have sex with an underage girl. 45-year-old Shane Karrio was ordered to be extradited to North Dakota to face a charge of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. Police say Karrio was …
Read More »Suspect In Racial Threats At Michigan Tech In Custody
A suspect believed to be responsible for posting a racially motivated threat to students at Michigan Tech is in custody. The suspect was located late Thursday night with the help of Yik Yak, the social media platform where the threat was originally posted, and Michigan Tech Information Technology. The suspect …
Read More »Michigan Congressional Delegation Lobbies new Canadian Prime Minister on Nuclear Waste Dump
Some members of Michigan’s congressional delegation are hoping a change in leadership following Canada’s election last week could quell plans for a nuclear waste site less than a mile from Lake Huron. U.S. Congressman Dan Kildee, D-Flint, and Michigan’s two U.S. senators, have sent a letter to new Prime Minster …
Read More »UPDATE: Car Accident on US-41
A two vehicle crash in Franklin Township sent both drivers to the hospital. The accident happened Thursday around 2:30pm on US-41 near the Sunshine Road. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office says a vehicle driven by a 79-year-old Painesdale woman was trying to make a left turn onto the highway when …
Read More »UPDATE: MDOT Says “Not So Fast” To M-26 Traffic Light
It’s not a matter of “if”, but “when”. That’s the word from the Michigan Department of Transportation on the installation of a traffic light at the entrance of the WalMart on M-26 in Houghton. MDOT says the traffic at this hazardous intersection warrants a stop light MDOT Transportation Service Center …
Read More »UPDATE: MDOT Says "Not So Fast" To M-26 Traffic Light
It’s not a matter of “if”, but “when”. That’s the word from the Michigan Department of Transportation on the installation of a traffic light at the entrance of the WalMart on M-26 in Houghton. MDOT says the traffic at this hazardous intersection warrants a stop light MDOT Transportation Service Center …
Read More »Ontonagon Community Health Center Welcomes Dr. Andrew Gurien
ONTONAGON, MI – Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center (UGL) welcomes Andrew Gurien, MD, to their team of providers at the Ontonagon Community Health Center. With more than 10 years of experience Dr. Gurien is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine with additional certifications in Advanced Cardiovascular …
Read More »Live Twitter Chat on Hunting: Fewer Licenses, More Hipsters And Other Demographic Adventures
Fewer people are hunting in Michigan, a trend affecting state agency budgets for environmental conservation. As the traditional father-son hunting culture ebbs, urban foodies, young women and other groups have taken up the sport. Today from 2-3 p.m. EST, Michigan Tech will host a live Twitter chat about the science …
Read More »Porcupine Mountains Tourism Group Announces Winner Of Fall Giveaway
ONTONAGON, Mich. (Nov. 10, 2015)—The Porcupine Mountains Ontonagon Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (PMCVB) has announced the winner of its recent Fall in Love with the Porcupine Mountains Sweepstakes. Megan Wegner of Green Bay, Wis., was selected as the grand-prize winner in the sweepstakes, which ran through October 16. The …
Read More »DNR launches ‘Keep the U.P. CWD Free!’ campaign in the Upper Peninsula
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has launched a public information and education campaign to try to keep chronic wasting disease from reaching the Upper Peninsula. Discovered earlier this year in free-ranging deer in the Lower Peninsula, CWD affects the central nervous system and is fatal to white-tailed deer, mule …
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