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Wednesday, May 29, 2013  In looking over some of the numbers, a majority of counties and towns across the area are running over three and in some cases five inches or more above normal for rain/melted snow so far since the beginning of the year.

Monday, May 27, 2013  The chairman of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has been appointed to a federal panel that deals with American Indian health issues.

Monday, April 29, 2013  UPDATED WITH PHOTO: When the USCG arrived the boy was sitting on the 8 foot ice floe in a t-shirt and shorts. The water temperature in the area was only 34 degrees.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The big winner though goes to no surprise, Marquette which was buried on May 10, 1990 under 14.2" of snow.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Across the Eastern U.P., it will be colder and as a result, the snow will be reluctant to switch to rain leading to the potential for a quick 4-7" of snow Saturday with the highest totals near Sault Ste. Marie.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Traffic is backed up at the Soo Locks, creating a slow start to the shipping season.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  The Coast Guard is keeping ice at bay and helping kick off the Great Lakes shipping season.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Two people have been arrested, suspected ot manufacturing meth in Chippewa County.

Monday, March 11, 2013  The Chippewa County Sheriff's Department is investigating the latest of four snowmobile deaths that occurred over the weekend.Chippewa County Deputies said 48-year-old Terri Tarzwell-Klee was driving a snowmobile in Trout Lake Township when she lost control on a curve and hit a tree. She was thrown from the snowmobile and was found unconscious at the scene.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Snow totals will be highest over the next 48 hours in the snowbelts of NW Lower Michigan and the Eastern U.P. where 6-12" of snow is possible in spots.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Northern Michigan residents still dealing with the cold temperatures, although there are some big changes entering the picture late this week into next week.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  The combination of lake effect snow and bitter cold has left nearly 80 schools across our viewing area closed for the day Tuesday.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  We enter from now through the first couple days of February the climatological coldest two-three weeks of the year.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  7&4 News Classroom Salute- Mr. Brood's 4th grade class at Lincoln Elementary in Sault Ste. Marie

Thursday, January 03, 2013  2012 will go down in the books as the warmest EVER on record for Sault Ste. Marie, Alpena, Houghton Lake and Traverse City.