The City of Houghton is taking steps to make sure rental units do not have more tenants than they are allowed. In much of the city’s residential neighborhood, property owners may be issued an R1 Renter’s License with the restriction that no more than two unrelated people live there at …
Read More »McLain State Park Open House This Saturday
Here are some images of McLain State Park Campground: Officials with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources are in the process of updating their master plan for McLain State Park and they’re asking for the public’s input on their plans. The DNR is going to display three master plan concepts …
Read More »A Visit To The Jacobsville Lighthouse Inn
It’s one of only a handful privately owned lighthouses in the Upper Peninsula. Mike and Cherie Ditty bought the Jacobsville Lighthouse near the east entrance to the Portage River in 2004 and turned it into a bed a breakfast. Owner of the Jacobsville Lighthouse Inn Mike Ditty said, “Most of …
Read More »Time To Start Adjusting To School Sleep Schedule
Back to school is just around the corner. For many parents that means trying to drag their teens out of bed at early morning hours. But with a little pre-planning you can help your teen make the transition from the lazy days of summer to the classroom. Here’s sleep expert …
Read More »Poor Grades For Michigan Schools
A new study of states with the best and worst school systems ranks Michigan in the bottom half, at number 34. Analyst Jill Gonzalez of Wallet Hub, which did the survey, says Michigan scored low in student-teacher ratio and high school graduation rates, especially among low-income students.
Read More »Chinese Therapy Being Used To Treat Olympians
You may have noticed Michael Phelps and other Olympic athletes sporting some round red marks on their bodies. It’s a telltale sign of cupping, an ancient Chinese therapy to help relieve muscle and tissue pain. Dr. Mike Tocco.
Read More »Some Look To Alternative Choices For President
If you don’t like Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton or Republican nominee Donald Trump, Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick says there are some other candidates on the ballot.
Read More »Judge To Decide Fate Of Marijuana Legalization Effort
A ruling is expected soon on whether Michigan voters will get a chance to consider legalizing marijuana for adults. As Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick reports, the fate of the proposal rests in the hands of one judge.
Read More »Pollster Says Clinton May Win In A Landslide
With Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in metro Detroit today, a national pollster is talking about the possibility of a landslide election victory. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick has the story.
Read More »New Mobile Fingerprint Scanners Already Proving Useful
There’s new technology for law enforcement in some police agencies in Michigan. The Eaton County Sheriff’s Office is one of five police agencies to get mobile fingerprint scanners. Sheriff Thomas Reich says they’re already proving to be useful. Reich says a person’s fingerprints have to be on file to identify …
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