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Pheasant hunters won’t get much help from the state this fall. Because of COVID-19 budget cuts, no Department of Natural Resources Pheasant Hunting Initiative pheasant releases will take place during the upcoming hunting season. Budget reductions over the past several months have also limited the DNR’s ability to collect information …

There’s federal money coming to help local growers deliver food to low income residents in our region. A $746,480 grant to Michigan State University will be used to strengthen local food economies in the Upper Peninsula, and in Battle Creek. Jamie Rahrig with the MSU Center for Regional Food System …

Houghton County school districts may be able to resume face-to-face instruction Monday. Although several districts have already announced that classes will resume, Western Upper Peninsula Health Department Health Officer Kate Beer told us late yesterday afternoon that the final decision won’t be made until results from Saturday’s community COVID-19 testing …

The Houghton County Road Commission is getting federal money to help with three purchases. The first grant will help buy a new column vehicle lift, to replace one that wore out because of extensive use repairing county vehicles after the 2018 Father’s Day Flood. The second grant will help purchase …

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Michigan Opioids Task Force will host a virtual town hall today to learn more about how the opioid epidemic has impacted the Upper Peninsula. The town hall will run from 4:00 to 5:30. Officials will share the latest strategy to …

The Michigan Department of State is calling foul on a video distributed by the Michigan Republican Party. Text accompanying the video says it shows a ballot drop box in the City of Lansing, left unlocked. An accompanying statement from Michigan Republican Party Chair Laura Cox says she’s “outraged at the …

High School In high school volleyball tonight, Ontonagon entertains Watersmeet. MLB In the American League Divisional Series yesterday… • The Athletics rallied late to beat the Astros 9-7. Houston leads that series 2-1. • The Rays outslugged the Yankees 8-4. Tampa leads that set 2-1. In the National League Divisional …

With three-and-a-half weeks to go in the United States Census, the final push is on to get as many residents counted as possible. At a news conference in Lansing yesterday, State Demographer Eric Guthrie reported that 71 percent of Michigan households have self-reported their status… [GUTHRIE B]. “That means the …

Former Vice President Joe Biden is again widening his lead over Donald Trump in the presidential race in Michigan. A poll taken over the weekend by the Glengariff Group for The Detroit News and WDIV-TV in Detroit showed the Democratic challenger with a nine-point lead statewide – 48 percent to …

Today is Michigan School Count Day. Attendance taken at schools today will weigh heavily in determining how much aid schools get from the state. This year, it won’t be as significant as it usually is. Typically, fall Count Day attendance is weighted 90 percent against a second count taken in …