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Icy roads are being partly blamed for an accident in Chassell Township on Monday. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department says the accident happened around 3:45pm on the North Entry Road. The vehicle was being driven by a 51-year-old Calumet man was attempting to negotiate a sharp corner on the road …

A pair of Snowy Owls are back in the air after being nursed back to health by the Chocolay Raptor Center. Center co-founder Jerry Maynard says he and Bob Jensen are used to dealing with Snowy Owls, but their recent situation with the birds left them and others a bit …

Michigan Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologists said today the firearm deer hunting season in the Upper Peninsula is moving ahead according to forecast, with many hunters seeing fewer deer, while others are harvesting some fantastic older bucks. After three consecutive severe winters in the region, DNR biologists predicted hunters …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is offering a Report All Poaching (RAP) reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual who shot a gray wolf in Houghton County Saturday. The shooting took place along M-26, one half-mile south of Twin Lakes. DNR conservation officers said …

In an effort to better accommodate the surge of holiday travelers, Amtrak is adding trains on some Michigan routes. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari says the biggest travel days of the year for Amtrak are the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Sunday after. So, he says, they’re adding service on two …

The top Democrat in the Michigan House says he’s warned lawmakers, including one who was arrested and recently charged under the state’s super drunk law, of the pitfalls in Lansing with substance abuse. House Minority Leader Tim Greimel says he has the talk with all freshman lawmakers, reminding them they …

As holiday travelers hit the road to get to those Thanksgiving destinations, they’re seeing some pretty agreeable prices at the pump and can expect about the same on the return trip. Currently gas prices are averaging below $2 a gallon in Michigan, almost 25 cents below last week. Patrick DeHaan …

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says he’s comfortable with his city taking in Syrian refugees. Following the terrorist attacks in Paris, several governors, including Michigan’s, called for suspending efforts for settling Syrian refugees in the U.S. pending a review of the vetting process for immigrants, to ensure terrorists don’t come to …

There are many small ways to save big on your energy bills this winter. Students from the Youth Advisory Council spent part of the weekend helping a Calumet resident do just that with some winterization. Habitat for Humanity got the project started by replacing the windows on the home and …

Forestry terminology is no walk in the park. It’s full of taxonomy, long latin names; it deserves its own dictionary. The Society of American Foresters gets this—and requires its student chapter officers to compete in an annual QuizBowl at their meeting. This year, the Michigan Technological University team took first …