The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Eastern and Western Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Councils are scheduled to meet next week, in separate sessions, on back-to-back days. The councils are designed to provide local input to advise the DNR on regional programs and policies, identify areas in which the department can …

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Events honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will take place throughout the state today. This is a national holiday so government offices are closed as are many schools, banks and other businesses. Both local universities are holding events to honor the day. Finlandia University will hold their 2nd …

It’s the time of year when many folks are walking around with a nose either stuffy, runny or all of the above. So how do you know if it’s a cold or a sinus infection? Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has more.

As the change in administration approaches, the Environmental Protection Agency has locked-in tough new fuel economy rules. AutoBeat reporter Jeff Gilbert explains.

It’s a decision many parents have to make during a school year. A new national poll from the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital says many parents aren’t sure when to keep their kids home from schools when they are sick. The survey of 1,400 parents, shows the top …

A federal report lists upgrades to the Soo Locks among 40 proposed projects nationwide to boost the economy. The locks network at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, enables vessels to move between Lake Superior and the other Great Lakes. The report says more than 60 percent of the ships in the …

The state Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from an Upper Peninsula ski area in a lawsuit over a severe head injury suffered by a snowboarder. Trevor Rhoda suffered a brain injury when he fell after his snowboard caught a gap on a rail in 2010. Marquette Mountain knew that …

A price break at the pump. AAA Michigan reports the statewide average decreased about 10-cents last week, now at about $2.40 a gallon. That’s 61-cents more than the average at this time last year. Unfortunately, the highest prices in the state are being found in the U.P. Michigan is currently ranked …

The names of the persons involved in the fatal crash on Monday have been released. The accident happened on M-26 near Coal Dock Road around 8am. 21-year-old Jerome Berdecia was the driver of the Honda Accord. His wife 21-year-old Neidalis Maldono-Berdecia was also in the car Jerome died as a …