Counties couldn’t force farmers to get a permit and pay a fee to do work on their own land under a bill that’s headed to the governor. That work includes clearing fence rows, installing irrigation or uprooting trees – anything that disturbs the soil that isn’t plowing or tilling. State …

A bill designed to help combat the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Michigan’s deer herd passed the Senate Wednesday. State Senator Rick Jones is the sponsor of the measure that eliminates a sunset on the Natural Resources Commission’s authority to continue bans on deer and elk baiting. He …

Legislation to allow people to park for free at state parks during free fishing weekends passed the Michigan Senate Wednesday. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says allowing people to park for free on free fishing weekends could cost the department thousands of dollars. During a free fishing weekend in …

The debate in the Michigan House over how parents should be required get an immunization waiver for their kids will stretch in to 2016. During the waning days of the 2015 legislative session a Republican lawmaker introduced a bill to reverse a rule requiring parents to sign the waiver, in-person, …

Michigan can continue to offer its expanded Medicaid program, Healthy Michigan, after the feds approved a waiver allowing the program to continue. 600,000 low-income residents are enrolled in the plan. Governor Rick Snyder it’s come a long way, in a short amount of time, to help people get healthier and …

26-year-old Nicholas Edwards entered into a plea agreement in a counterfeiting case against him. The Hancock resident pled guilty to a 10 year felony counterfeiting charge and a 5-year attempted counterfeiting charge. Edwards testified that he had printed up several $20 bills from the internet and then tried to exchange …

27-year-old Benjamin Reilly stood mute to all seven charges read against him Houghton County Circuit Court. The most serious charge against the Hancock man is Involuntary Manslaughter in the death of his infant son, whom police say he gave an alcoholic beverage to and then placed in an unsafe sleeping …

A Hancock man is headed to prison for felony Domestic Violence. 41-year-old Jeremy Looper was sentenced in Houghton County Circuit Court Wednesday to two to seven and a half years in prison. Looper had pled “No Contest” to the charge as part of a plea agreement. The original charges of …

The December meeting of Hancock’s City Council started off with a presentation of City Life Saving Awards to three heroes on the Hancock Police Department. Sgt. Ohtonen, Lt. Hiltunen and Chief Butler received the awards for a call that required the team to care for a resident in critical condition …

The inaugural Keweenaw Business Ball will provide meals for local people in need. On December 9th the party was hosted at Continental Fire Company by The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce, Keweenaw Young Professionals (KYP), Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance (KEDA) and the Finnish American Chamber of Commerce. Keweenaw Young Professionals President Amanda McConnon says …