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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says the 2014 elk hunt was a success. A news release from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says elk hunters harvested 78 elk during this year’s elk hunting season. Each killed elk was inspected by DNR staff. Wildlife biologist Jennifer Kleitch says the …

With the holiday travel season underway, the Michigan State Police want to remind drivers to always be prepared especially when driving in very snowy conditions. If you do get stranded during a winter storm, troopers advise drivers not to leave a vehicle while waiting for help. Troopers also recommend keeping …

This Thursday, Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly will be holding their Christmas dinners at several locations across the Upper Peninsula. They will also be sending out Christmas gifts for the senior citizens in the community. Meals will be delivered to home-bound seniors. Deliveries will begin at noon from Grace United …

The New Beginnings Angel Mission in Calumet is appealing for last-minute help to fill a need for Christmas gifts for area kids. The Mission received requests from area families to provide presents for nearly 300 children. The profiles of those children were placed on their Angel Tree. With the holiday …

According to the Detroit Free Press, a federal judge has ordered that the gray wolf be put back on the endangered species list. This decision will further ban wolf hunting and trapping in three states: Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., ruled today that the …

Two local lawmakers spent the final day of the legislative session trying to make sure ambulance service in Ontonagon County continues and it worked. State Representative John Kivela and State Senator Tom Casperson sent an amendment to a bill to the governor’s desk that without it, Sonco Ambulance would have …

The public has spoken and it sounds like they are ready for the Portage Lake Lift Bridge Rehab project to begin. Last night, the Michigan Department of Transportation held a public meeting at Michigan Tech for discussion on the project. Zenith Tech Inc., the contractors who will be working on …

An elderly Iron River man who was reported missing Tuesday night has been found dead. The Iron County Sheriff Office says family members of 87-year old Albert Melchiori reported that they had not had contact with him since Monday evening when he had ventured out ice fishing on Chicagon Lake. …

A tired Michigan Legislature had to meet all night and into the morning, until it gave approval to a proposal asking voters to increase the state sales tax by a penny to pay for better roads. Under the package, most of the revenue would come from a one percent increase …

The names of those arrested on federal warrants have been released. Teri Lynn Decota, James Frederick Shelifoe, Barbara Ann Loonsfoot, Cindy Lou Knapp and Clifford Keith Durant, Jr. were all arraigned in federal court Wednesday. They were arraigned on five separate indictments. Only Durant is being held in the Marquette …