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Wednesday May 22 | State of Michigan

MDOT removes traffic restrictions on 83 projects for Memorial Day holiday travel

May 22, 2013 -- To help make holiday travel more convenient, the Michigan Department of Transportation is lifting traffic restrictions on 83 of 130 projects statewide during the Memorial Day weekend.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Michigan, Houghton County, MI, Alger County, MI, Munising, MI

Mon May 13, 2013

WLUC-TV Negaunee

May 1997: The Snowy Week

The upper-air pattern on May 16,1997 featured a deep, cold trough over the eastern U.S. and a northwest flow aloft over the U.P. There was yet another snow event over parts of Upper Michigan this past weekend.

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Related Topix: Weather, Blizzard, Ironwood, MI, Ontonagon, MI, Gogebic County, MI

Thu May 09, 2013

Daily Globe

Fifth annual Bowling for the Cure benefit raises $5,900

It was a family affair for the Pat Tucker family at the Bowling for the Cure benefit at the Konteka in White Pine Saturday.

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Fri May 03, 2013

WLUC-TV Negaunee

Murder suspect caught

An Ironwood Township man is in the Ontonagon County jail on a charge of First Degree Murder.

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Related Topix: Ironwood, MI

Thu May 02, 2013

WJRT

Stretch of highway shut by flooding is reopened

Officials say a stretch of highway in Michigan's Upper Peninsula that was closed due to flooding from melting snow is reopened for some traffic.

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Related Topix: Bruce Crossing, MI, Bergland, MI, Ironwood, MI, Wakefield, MI

Wed May 01, 2013

WLUC-TV Negaunee

Flood danger decreases, M-28 partially reopened

The Michigan Department of Transportation reopened a section of M-28 in Ontonagon County to passenger vehicle traffic on Wednesday afternoon.

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WLUC-TV Negaunee

Safety tips for kayakers

After a lost kayaker was rescued Monday in Ontonagon County, the U.S. Coast Guard is reminding everyone to take the proper safety measures when heading out onto the water.

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Related Topix: US Coast Guard, US Military, US News

Tue Apr 30, 2013

Northern Michigan News

Police: Flooding shuts 20-mile stretch of highway

State police say a 20-mile stretch of highway in Michigan's Upper Peninsula has been closed due to flooding caused by melting snow.

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Related Topix: Bruce Crossing, MI, Bergland, MI, Gogebic County, MI, Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood

Daily Globe

Raising water levels force bridge on M-28 to close

The Michigan Department of Transportation closed the bridge on M-28 over the South Branch of the Ontonagon River just east of Ewen Monday at 2 p.m. At 3:30, the water was still rising according to Ontonagon County Road Commission officials, but the water was not over the road.

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Mon Apr 29, 2013

Daily Globe

Family members rescue Ontonagon kayaker

What started out as a nice Sunday kayak ride for two Ontonagon men ended up a cold spill into icy waters and an even colder night in the woods for one of them.

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Related Topix: Ontonagon, MI

WLUC-TV Negaunee

Lost kayaker rescued by police

The Michigan State Police responded to a kayaker that had become lost during an outing on the Baltimore River, east of US-45 in Ontonagon County on Sunday night.

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Related Topix: Ontonagon, MI, Negaunee, MI