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Icebreaking operations have begun in Lake Superior. The U.S. Coast Guard began “Operation Taconite” and so far, the cutter Katmai Bay has been put into service on the St. Mary’s River in Sault Ste. Marie, and the cutter Alder is breaking ice near Superior Wisconsin and Duluth Minnesota. As temperatures drop …

The pilot of a single engine Cessna is safe this morning after his plane crashed at Sawyer International Airport yesterday afternoon. A single pilot occupied the plane at the time of the crash. The plane veered off the runway when taking off from the tarmac. The pilot escaped from the …

This week, you’d better fill up your car’s gas tank. Gas prices are starting to move higher in Michigan after dropping to the fourth-lowest prices in the nation. GasBuddy.com analyst Patrick DeHaan says the state was overdue for an increase and prices are expected to move up by about 20 …

Michigan is among 43 states where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says flu is widespread. The CDC says 21 people in the U.S. have died this flu season, including six children who died of the illness last week. While in Michigan, the state Department of Community Health reports, …

A package of bills that would prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes to minors was formally presented Friday to Governor Rick Snyder, but Snyder’s office is giving no indication of whether those bills will be vetoed as he has previously hinted. The Governor has previously sided with health care groups who …

If you’ve never been ice fishing, state wildlife officials want you to give it a try next month – for free. The Department of Natural Resources says everyone in Michigan – including residents and non-residents – can fish without a license February 14-15, though all other fishing regulations still apply. …

The man accused of a stabbing back in September will appear in court in this afternoon. Paul Moilanen is scheduled to appear in Houghton County Circuit Court today for his pretrial hearing. He is being charged with the second-degree murder of 48-year-old Marcy LaVigne, and the attempted murder of LaVigne’s …

The Houghton Democratic Party is on record in support of energy efficiency in the U.P. During their final meeting of 2014, they passes two proposals dealing with the energy needs of the local area. The first was to encourage the Michigan legislature to pass a bill designed to strengthen the …

Two people were rescued after falling through the ice on Lake Michigan over the weekend in Delta County. The Gladstone Public Safety Department says the two, whose identities were not released, were operating an all-terrain vehicle Saturday when the craft fell though the ice on Little Bay De Noc off …

When Hancock was named one of the snowiest cities in the country, it was great news for those who frequent the hills at Mont Ripley. This year did not bring in as much as snow as last year, but general manager Nick Sirdenis said heavy snowfall in mid-November forced them …