UPDATE — 1:10 p.m. September 10, 2015 (EST) Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of a missing Menominee County woman. The Michigan State Police Gladstone Post identified the missing woman as 43-year-old Jolene Eichhorn. An MSP Trooper discovered her parked vehicle at approximately 6:30 am. Wednesday, …

Drivers that disregard school bus stop signs will face stiffer penalties, under new legislation in the Michigan Senate. State Senator Curtis Hertel says more children are hurt outside the bus than in school bus traffic accidents. His hope is his bill will raise awareness of Michigan’s law requiring motorists to …

The four tops continue to meet and make progress on a plan to pay for Michigan’s roads, according to the state Senate Majority Leader. Senator Arlan Meekhof says he and the other three legislative leaders have yet to come up with a final solution to fund the states road and …

President Barack Obama touted apprenticeships to rebuild the U-S workforce and pushed to make community college free for the first two years, during a visit to Macomb Community College Wednesday. Obama was joined by Jill Biden, a Community College Instructor and wife of the Vice-President. The President has proposed a …

Lawmakers in the Michigan House are moving towards approving a ban on powdered alcohol before the product can hit store shelves in Michigan. Legislation doing just that cleared a House committee Wednesday and now awaits a vote in the full House. State Representative Scott Dianda is sponsoring one of the …

A special committee that will determine the fate of two state lawmakers accused of misusing taxpayer resources enters its third day of hearings today and could vote on a recommendation to either censure or expel State Representatives Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat. The bulk of Wednesday’s hearing was spent on …

Michigan State Police are joining law enforcement agencies around the country this week to help keep the roads safe from faulty truck brakes. The annual Brake Safety Week operation focuses on enforcement and education with regards to commercial vehicle braking components. Motor Carrier Lieutenant Steven Harmon of the Michigan State …

Aspirus At Home, formerly Aspirus VNA Home Health, recently was named a Top Agency of the 2014 HomeCare Elite™, rating it among the top 25 percent of the nearly 10,000 home health agencies in the United States. The HomeCare Elite is a compilation of the top performing home health agencies …

The Portage Health Foundation has teamed up with local area Chambers of Commerce to bring a leadership conference to the Copper Country in September. The Ignite Leadership Conference is scheduled to be held on Friday Sept. 25, 2015 at the Magnusson Franklin Square Inn located in downtown Houghton. Organizers of …

The first of three road closures in Keweenaw County will take place today. M-26 in Eagle River will be closed from Maple Street to Jacobs Creek by Jampot. Tomorrow, M-26 in Eagle Harbor will be closed from the Eagle Harbor Marina Road to Brockway Mountain Drive West. Then on Tuesday, …