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An Atlantic Mine man is facing criminal charges after allegedly striking a pedestrian and taking off. Michigan State Police say the hit-and-run accident happened on Obenhoff Road in Adams Township yesterday afternoon just after 2pm. 31-year-old Benjamin Timothy Riutta was reportedly heading west when his vehicle crossed the centerline, ran …

The competition is heating up as Calumet and Houghton continue to build their cases why they should be named Hockeyville USA. Members of the community and students from CLK schools gathered in front of the Calumet Colosseum yesterday for a photo…part of the application process for the Kraft sponsored contest. …

It’s an ongoing struggle to make sure kids get immunized…and one Copper Country pediatrics clinic is being recognized for their success in that effort. The Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center was presented with a Site Excellence Award from the Michigan Care Improvement Registry. The clinic was nominated by Community …

Congressman Dan Benishek is visiting the Upper Peninsula this week, touring businesses and talking with residents. The 1st District representative got an inside look at manufacturing going on in Calumet and the Keweenaw National Historical Park on Monday. Tuesday began with a tour of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Area …

Students at Pelkie Elementary will be attending school somewhere else in the fall following the announcement that their school will be closing at the end of this school year. The decision was made at Baraga Area School District board meeting on Monday. During public forums held in January…Superintendent Jennifer Lynn …

State Representative Scott Dianda is calling on the Michigan Public Service Commission to create an Upper Peninsula-wide energy plan. In a statement, Dianda notes that last winter, U.P. energy customers faced a propane shortage. This year, electricity costs were expected to rise for all customers when the Presque Isle Power Plant faced …

A particular type of ammunition used for the AR-15 assault rifle will not be banned, according to reports from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The announcement is heralded by Congressman Dan Benishek…who joined a group of lawmakers opposing the reclassification of the bullet as “armor piercing”—which would …

Department of Natural Resources officials are recommending approval of plans to develop a limestone mine on state land in the eastern Upper Peninsula. Graymont Incorporated submitted a revised proposal for the mine on more than 10,000 acres in northern Mackinac County, near Rexton. The revisions address the DNR’s previous concerns, so …

State Police at the Sault Ste. Marie Post have arrested an eastern Upper Peninsula man on charges of solicitation to commit murder. 37-year-old Jason Bufford of Newberry was arrested Monday following a lengthy investigation by State Police detectives and is currently lodged in the Luce County Jail. Bufford was a …

Legislation up for a vote in the state House this week would end Michigan’s film tax incentive program at the end of September and the repeal is expected to pass. But the move may not doom the incentive program. New Senate Republican leader Arlan Meekhof recently indicated he supports the …