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Wind damage, tornadoes and record heat top the list of Michigan weather events on this day in history.A From the National Weather Service A archives here events that happened on May 28.

Ishpeming council members voted in favor of changing the zoning requirement for the former Phelps school, making it now a multi-family property instead of single-family. "I think it means that an asset that's here in the community that could sit empty and become dilapidated like so many other buildings across the state is being given a chance," ... (more)

The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team, Michigan State Police, and Ishpeming Police conducted a search warrant at 129 W. Superior Street in Ishpeming at around 5 p.m.A A small amount of suspected methamphetamine was found, along with several components for a meth lab.

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Police were called to a rollover accident in Ely Township Tuesday.A It happenedA at 5:30 p.m.A at the intersection ofA U.S. 41 and Wawanowin Road.

Wildfires, a Kent County tornado and flying flakes top the list of Michigan weather events on this day in history.A From the National Weather Service A archives here events that happened on May 19.

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A quiet mid-May workweek turned exceptionally tense in the north-central Upper Peninsula on May 14, 2003.A An earthen dike on the Silver Lake Basin failed.A The 1400 acre lake drained sending a rushing wall of water down the Dead River toward north Marquette and Lake Superior.A The dike failure was preceded by heavy rain over the Mother's Day ... (more)

This May 5, 2012, photo provided by WLUC TV shows Diane McNease in her prom dress made from Starburst wrappers, with Luke DeWitt at Ishpeming High School in Ishpeming, Mich.

Ypsilanti City Council narrowed the number of potential city manager candidates from five to three at its meetings Thursday night.

A group petitioned for a recall election Tuesday against the three members for their refusal to transfer retirement benefits to police Chief Jim Bjorne .

The Negaunee Male Chorus is set to perform the "Sing Your Way Home" concert next week at Ishpeming High School's WC Peterson Auditorium.

High school prom may be a time for students to glitz and glam it up with their friends, but a teen in northern Michigan may have sweetened the competition by wearing a dress made of Starburst candy wrappers.

Met Gala celebration puts focus on red carpet NEW YORK - The red carpet is the main show at the annual gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute , and ascending the famous stairs is not something seasoned style veteran Sarah Jessica Parker takes lightly.

A second driver in the state has been ticketed for dangling a replica of testicles from the back of his car.

This years theme for the parade is Celebrating our Mining Heritage, and the parade will be held in downtown Ishpeming on the Fourth of July.A Organizers brought back the community picnic last year to continue the festivities.

ISHPEMING, Mich. - A northern Michigan teen put together one sweet prom dress, thanks to the help of classmates who collected thousands of Starburst wrappers for her.

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Kevin and his brother will be setting out on a tour of Upper Michigan's wilderness as they hike from the Al Quaal Recreational Area in Ishpeming all the way to Bay Cliff Health Camp in Big Bay.A In the three years they've been hiking they have raised more than $10,000 for Bay Cliff, and they say the hike is well worth it.