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Man Arrested for Stabbing Deputy in Upper Michigan Submitted: 02/13/2013
IRON MOUNTAIN, MICHIGAN - A 74 year old Upper Michigan man will probably be in jail for a while.

He's accused of stabbing a sheriff's deputy in the back at a ski jump tournament.

It happened in Iron Mountain on Sunday.

Bond is set at 1 million dollars for 74-year-old Andrew Bray of Norway Michigan.

He's charged with one count of assault with intent to murder, and one count of carrying a concealed weapon.

The Dickinson County sheriff's department says the injured deputy was treated at the scene.

Bray is due back in court February 22nd.

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When he approached the railroad crossing he did not stop at the stop sign and hit a Canadian National train.

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Home sales in Wisconsin continue to rise Submitted: 06/18/2013

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Those big events need a lot of preparation.

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Black bear attacks man in Burnett County Submitted: 06/18/2013

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He's now recovering at a hospital in the Twin Cities.

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