The head of the CLK Schools will be sticking around. At the March meeting of the school board, the contract for Superintendent Darryl Pierce was extended for an additional year. The board also accepted the revised budget for the 2015-2016 school year. Baseball is coming to Calumet High School. The …

In addition to the presidential primaries, there were some other proposals on the ballot for local voters to decide. In the City of Houghton, all three charter amendments passed.  Proposal Number 1 passed 65-35, Proposal 2 passed 72-28, and Proposal 3 passed 72-28. For details on each proposal, click here. …

The state of Michigan is getting nearly $34 million from the federal government to help pay for fish and wildlife conservation and recreation. It’s part of more than $1.1 billion being distributed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. More than $22 million of what Michigan is getting, is for …

With over 150 firefighters looking down on the chamber from the gallery above, lawmakers in the Michigan Senate say they’ve reached a deal to add $1 million to a fund to cover the cost of cancer treatments for first responders in the state. The firefighters held a rally earlier in …

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder plans to use $1.2 million in taxpayer money to pay lawyers for work on the Flint water crisis, while Attorney General Bill Schuette is seeking $1.5 million to pay for an investigation into the crisis. Both requests are on the agenda of the State Administrative Board, …

The governor has signed into law bills that set guidelines for the Secretary of State’s (SOS) office to oversee the ignition interlock program won. Under the legislation, the devices, which prevent a person who has had alcohol from driving, would have to be installed by a licensed technician in a …

Business and insurance groups says the governor’s proposed elimination of a tax credit to insurers will increase premiums statewide. Governor Snyder’s proposed 2016/17 budget would erase an $80 million tax credit used by insurance companies to offset the cost to cover uninsured drivers. The Stop the Car Insurance Tax coalition …

A record number of people headed to the polls to vote in Michigan’s presidential primary Tuesday. More than 2.4 million people turned out, shattering a record of 1.9 million people set in 1972. The turnout was so high in some parts of the state that county clerks say they ran …

Legislation is being considered that is meant to spur Great Lakes funding and research efforts and help support effective fishery management decisions. The bill was introduced by U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow along with Congressman Dan Benishek and Illinois Congressman Mike Quigley. Peters says the Great Lakes Science …

The Michigan State Supreme Court will soon hear arguments about whether a therapist can be held responsible when the use of recovered memory therapy leads to false accusations. The matter stems from a lawsuit filed by Lale and Joan Roberts of Watton, alleging in 2009 Hancock counselor Kathryn Salmi induced …