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Lawmakers To Begin Sorting Out DPS Package

Michigan lawmakers return to the state Capitol Tuesday. The top issues that affects all taxpayers is a reform package for Detroit Public Schools. The Senate has already approved legislation that would send $715 million to Detroit to pay off old debt and allow the district to start anew. The House …

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Vandals Desecrate Historic Cemetery

It’s a “terrible shame.” The words of groundskeeper Ron Klingel at the Vreeland Cemetery in Flat Rock where vandals have smashed headstones. The historic cemetery was founded by Michael Vreeland after the Revolutionary War and was the original burial site of a Revolutionary War soldier. He was buried there but …

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Deadline Extended For Recall Petition Drive

A recall effort targeting Governor Snyder over his handling of the Flint water crisis will be extended three weeks–so organizers can try to gather more petition signatures. Reverend David Bullock says his group, “Committee to Recall Governor Snyder,” is trying to collect nearly 800,000 valid signatures, but admits they got …

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Salmon Release Friday

This Friday, 37,000 salmon yearlings will be released into the St. Mary’s River and that’ll mark 30 years of Lake Superior State University raising and releasing salmon. The university is remodeling a building at Cloverland Electric Cooperative Power Plant for a new lab on Freshwater Research and Education.

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High Speed Chase Suspect Ordered Back To Jail

Further trouble for a Houghton County man who is facing a felony charge. 33-year-old Rudolph Voght of Houghton is charged with third degree fleeing a police officer, a five year felony. The charge stems from an incident earlier this month where police say the suspect took off on his motorcycle …

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Copper Country Today–May 29, 2016

On today’s program, Rick Allen talks with Joel Neves and Tony Sertich from the Pine Mountain Music Festival. In the second segment, Rick is joined by Eli Karttunen and Ellie Freeman as they look ahead to the Houghton Rotary Seafoodfest. Brought to you by the Copper Country Education Association, the Copper Country …

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Copper Country Today–May 22, 2016

On today’s program, Rick Allen talks with Dave and Julie Sprenger from the Laurium Manor. In the second segment, Rick is joined by Bill Fink and Catherine Paavola from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Brought to you by the Copper Country Education Association, the Copper Country Veterinary Clinic and Lassila …

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Michigan Tech Researchers Create Virtual Time Machine

Michigan Tech is always on the cutting edge of innovation but what they’re working on now is really ahead of its time. Researchers are working on a program called Keweenaw Time Traveler, which lets users explore the rich history of the area. MTU Assistant Professor of Historical Geography Don LaFreniere …

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