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A South Carolina man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting two Upper Peninsula children. Prosecutors say 35-year-old James Masterson of Myrtle Beach groomed a Sault Ste. Marie girl online for years, and eventually persuaded her to post sexually explicit video herself and a sibling …

A grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation will open up track and field opportunities for disabled persons in the Keweenaw. The $17,000 award to Equipment Loans in the Keweenaw will help purchase racing chairs, rollers, 3D printed gloves and helmets that will be loaned to students living with …

Keweenaw Natural Areas is appealing to the public for donations to help complete the purchase of its Merganser Pond North area. Merganser Pond North is contiguous with the KNA’s existing Merganser Pond preserve. It includes 80 acres with a third of a mile of Lake Superior shoreline. It’s located between …

Nearly 450 Michigan Tech students received degrees Saturday morning. At the Midyear Commencement Ceremony, student speaker Jailynn Johnson spoke about a phrase that’s commonly used around campus… “I view “Husky up and get it done” as an embodiment of three main pillars – do it because it needs to be …

A L’Anse native is among Michigan’s newest conservation officers. Michael Anderson was one of 12 new officers commissioned Friday in Lansing. He has been assigned to the Baraga office, and will begin probationary field training there next month. Although most of their time is spent enforcing fish, game and natural …

A Newberry woman was killed in a traffic crash in Luce County yesterday. State Police investigators tell us that 64-year-old Alice Nelson was driving on M-28 in Lakefield Township when an oncoming pick-up crossed the centerline, and hit her minivan head-on. Nelson was pronounced dead at the scene. The pickup …

Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team were busy in Delta County last week. On Thursday, they arrested two men during a search at a home in Rapid River. Detectives seized approximately 35 grams of crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia, a handgun, and over $2,300 in cash. Both men are …

The Portage Lake District Library is now offering Chromebooks for checkout. Chromebooks are small personal computers that run on the Chrome operating system. They have minimal software, but are designed for web applications where data is stored online. They can be used for such functions as homework, job searches, research …

Santa sure will be busy tomorrow running around the copper country visiting the towns of the Keweenaw. After stopping in Calumet tomorrow afternoon, Santa will meet up with his cartoon friends at Winter Wonderland in Houghton. Tomorrow during the late afternoon, Houghton’s pier will fill up with friends, and families …

Coming up right after the turn of the calendar, Michigan Tech University plays host to the 2023 U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships. And with many skiers and hobbyists living in the area, the Keweenaw Peninsula will make a spectacular back drop for the competition. The university is asking the …