There are a lot of turkeys who wish they could still run on Thursday. The 4th Annual Turkey Trot will be held on Thanksgiving. Participants will meet in the lobby of U.P. Health System—Portage at 9am. Health & Fitness Manager Angela Luskin says it’s a free 5k run/walk that’s fun …

Once the turkey is gone and the dishes are clean, it’s time to start thinking Christmas. After a busy shopping day Friday, you and your family are invited to Hancock to take part in the annual Christmas Walk through downtown. Carol Freeman of the Hancock Businesses and Professionals Association says …

Chestnuts–they are as much a part of the holidays as holly and mistletoe. But if you’ve ever actually had a roasted chestnut, it was likely imported from overseas. That’s because a blight in the early 1900’s virtually wiped out the great American Chestnut tree throughout the Appalachian range. Though not …

A downtown Houghton restaurant is celebrating 50 years in the same location and owned by the same family. The Ambassador became a restaurant when the Rossi family took over in 1965. State Representative Scott Dianda presented a tribute marking the milestone, which was also signed by Governor Rick Snyder and …

Hundreds of children in Michigan are in foster care and in need of a home. People thinking about adoption often don’t know where to even start. Adoption Day events, like the one held Tuesday in Houghton, provide those people a place to come and learn about the process. The event …

Coast Guard crews have begun the tedious process of pulling 10,000 gallons of chemicals from an old shipwreck sitting at the bottom of Lake Erie. The Argo sank in 1937 with 4,700 barrels of petroleum-based chemicals on board. An amateur diver discovered the wreck in August, and also noticed a …

The governor Tuesday signed into law a bill to make it easier for those who inherit a handgun to sell it. Under current law, a person in Michigan must be licensed to possess a pistol, but bill sponsor, state Senator Mike Shirkey says there’s some ambiguity when it concerns getting …

With people packing into the airports to get to their holiday destinations Wednesday, the airports are offering some tips to make the trip a little easier. Tara Hernandez is a spokeswoman at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport. She says the best thing a traveler can do to ensure a …

Law enforcement officials would like to see changes to the caregiver model, under Michigan’s medical marijuana law. Voters approved the state’s medical marijuana law in 2008, which created a system of caregivers and patients, but not dispensaries. But bills moving through the legislature would allow for dispensaries, tax them at …

A Canadian exploration company will have more time to develop its copper mining projects in the Upper Peninsula. A statement from the Highland Copper Company says they’ve worked out an amendment to their agreement with BRP LLC to extend the deadline for Highland to complete a feasibility study on the …