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Man will stand trial in U.P. crash

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:19:35 GMT

A 28-year-old man has been ordered to stand trial in the hit-and-run deaths of three women, including one from West Michigan, in the U.P.

Remembering The Fitz - 34 years later

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:14:48 GMT

A ceremony in Detroit is paying homage to sailors lost on the Great Lakes on the 34th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Mich.'s Christmas tree comes from U.P.

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:13:40 GMT

Michigan's official state Christmas tree has grown for 65 years in the western Upper Peninsula.

Officials confirm cougar sighting in UP

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:19:53 GMT

State wildlife officials say they've confirmed the sighting of a cougar in Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula.

Flags half-staff Wed. for MI soldier

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:32:40 GMT

Gov. Jennifer Granholm has ordered United States flags throughout the state and on Michigan waters lowered Wednesday in honor of Army Spc. Brandon K. Steffey of Sault Ste. Marie.

Cross Mighty Mac for free on 52nd bday

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:54:56 GMT

Drivers are crossing the Mackinac Bridge for free to celebrate the span's 52nd anniversary.

Sault Ste. Marie soldier killed

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:53:10 GMT

The Department of Defense says 23-year-old Army Spc. Brandon K. Steffey died Oct. 25 in Laghman province, Afghanistan.

Former US Rep. Bob Davis dies at 77

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:05:49 GMT

Former U.S. Rep. Bob Davis, an ex-funeral home owner who represented northern Lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula for seven terms in Congress, died Friday. He was 77.

UP soldier killed in Afghanistan

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:24:57 GMT

The Department of Defense said Wednesday that 24-year-old Spc. Christopher T. Griffin of Kincheloe died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan.

3 die in UP hit-run of W. Mich family

Joe LaFurgey — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:57:31 GMT

Nine people were taken to hospitals and three died - including a 24-year-old woman from Kent City - when a driver struck them as they walked along an Upper Peninsula road.

4 dead as fire sweeps U.P. apartment

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:39:44 GMT

Michigan State Police say they have no suspects in a fire that killed four people in an apartment.

Hoax text message re-circulating

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:20:33 GMT

State police are notifying the public that a hoax Amber Alert text message first reported in February is again circulating.

Boy, 10, steals car, crashes into house

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:06 GMT

Gladstone police say a 10-year-old boy stole a car and crashed it into a house, a stop sign and a tree.

A new lock for the Soo

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:16:07 GMT

A groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday marked the first step toward construction of a new Great Lakes shipping lock on the St. Marys River.

Mich, France look at 1679 shipwreck

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:09:11 GMT

The state of Michigan says it's working with France to conduct a fresh investigation of a Lake Michigan shipwreck, which could be a 17th-century ship called the Griffon.

7 MI counties get road project grants

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:58:05 GMT

The Michigan Department of Transportation announced Tuesday the state is awarding $4,242,547 in federal Transportation Enhancement (TE) grants to fund eight projects in seven Michigan counties.

Muskegon prison among closures

Tony Tagliavia — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:30:38 GMT

Prisons in Muskegon, Standish north of Bay City and Kincheloe in the eastern Upper Peninsula will close between August and November.

Upper Peninsula forest fires contained

Sun, 24 May 2009 01:17:11 GMT

Crews are continuing to mop up after containing two wildfires in the north central Upper Peninsula, but officials say dry conditions are keeping the threat of new fires high.

U.P. forest fires mostly contained

Fri, 22 May 2009 19:23:23 GMT

Crews have mostly reined in two wildfires in the Upper Peninsula, but officials say the danger of other fires breaking out remains high across northern Michigan.

49 confirmed swine flu cases in Mich.

Thu, 07 May 2009 18:03:45 GMT

Michigan officials say there are 49 confirmed case of swine flu in the state, 40 more than previously reported. New information was released by the Michigan Department of Community Health at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

GR man lived in forest, now in prison

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:17:14 GMT

A convicted felon found living in a homemade shelter in an Upper Peninsula forest with a rifle, a shotgun and enough food to last two months has been sentenced to prison.

Slow start to season as Soo Locks open

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:33:08 GMT

The Soo Locks have reopened, but the 2009 Great Lakes shipping season seems to be off to a slow start.

Mich. cities line up for stimulus cash

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:05:43 GMT

Local Michigan governments from Adrian to Zeeland are hoping to get a chunk of the federal stimulus package awaiting President Barack Obama's signature.

Lawsuit: bad paint job on Mighty Mac

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:34:28 GMT

The lawsuit says Allstate Painting left the project in 2006 without fixing the flaws. In 2002, it was awarded a contract to sandblast and paint posts and beams below the bridge deck.