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Snowmobile fatality in eastern UP

NEGAUNEE — A lower Michigan man died early Saturday afternoon in a snowmobile accident in the eastern Upper Peninsula. State Police at the St. Ignace post were called out just before 1 p.m. Saturday regarding a snowmobile crash on Bay City Lake Road near Trail 47 in Mackinac County's Clark ...

Bed bugs in Escanaba high rise

ESCANABA — After months of bed bug complaints, management at the Harbor Tower Apartments has secured a new pest control company to try to get rid of the problem at the subsidized 18-story housing complex in Escanaba. An Orkin affiliate in Green Bay has been hired to do the job, particularly ...

Fire destroys Laurium home

LAURIUM – No injuries were reported in connection with a structure fire that destroyed a house at 715 Lake Linden Avenue in Laurium Sunday evening. The fire was reported shortly before 7 p.m. Three fire departments responded to the blaze, battleing high winds and whiteout conditions as well ...

Michigan may owe you

LANSING — This Christmas, thousands of Michiganders may have left some presents unopened. They were not under any tree, but in Michigan’s treasury: Cold hard cash that was theirs all along, waiting to be reunited. The Michigan Department of Treasury is holding onto about $2 billion in ...

Striking a chord

EAGLE RIVER — Edward “Bud” Cole, part-time resident of Eagle River, has been named Fender Musical Instruments Corporation’s next Chief Executive Officer and a member of the corporation's Board of Directors. Cole will serve as CEO-Designate beginning Jan. 19, and will officially assume ...