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Even though the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday is top of mind, you might spend a few minutes this weekend thinking about another holiday – Memorial Day. Michigan State Parks begin accepting campsite reservations six months ahead of time. Memorial Day 2020 is May 25th. The long weekend will begin on Friday, …

A raid at a business in Menominee on Wednesday netted state police troopers a cache of guns, drugs, cash and business records. The items were seized as evidence after a warranted search of the Hush Lounge. The Hush Lounge’s website describes it as a members-only cannabis club. It has been …

Laurium has set the date for its annual Christmas party. At an otherwise quiet village council meeting this week, it was announced that the Skating with Santa event will be held December 14th from 3:00 until 4:30 at the George Gipp Arena. Admission will be free again this year, and …

The unemployment rate in the Upper Peninsula fell in October. The seasonally unadjusted rate dropped to 3.6 percent. That’s down from 4.0 percent in September, and just above the statewide rate of 3.5 percent.  Locally, Houghton County matched the 3.5 percent state average. Keweenaw County’s unemployment rate was 4.0 percent… …

All eggs produced in Michigan will eventually come from cage-free farms. The bill signed into law yesterday by Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist will also require that all eggs sold in the state come from cage-free farms, even if they’re brought in from another state. The new rules take effect in …

Republican State Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey says he’s apologized to Governor Gretchen Whitmer for using a four letter word to describe her and other state Democratic leaders. In a public session at Hillsdale College, Shirkey described the Democrats as being on the “bats**t crazy spectrum.” The comments were reported …

A Hannahville man has drowned in Lake Michigan. Escanaba Public Safety officers pulled the body of 55-year-old Anthony McCullough out of the water just east of the Harbor Master building yesterday afternoon around 1:30. Officials say there’s no evidence of foul play, but they’re still trying to figure out how …

High School The high school hockey season opens tonight in our area… – Houghton skates at Escanaba. – Jeffers entertains Cheboygan. Because of Tech’s home hockey game, the Jets contest will be held at Dee Stadium. Our broadcast will start at 6:40 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. Finlandia The Finlandia …

The City of Hancock has gone on record supporting an effort to repeal a state law that prevents local communities from banning plastic grocery bags. The Michigan law was passed in late 2016, in response to a movement by cities across the country to ban items that aren’t biodegradable. That …

Forty-three Michigan counties have been declared natural disaster areas because of bad farming weather this year. The designation came this week from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Most of the counties are downstate, but Delta, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette and Schoolcraft Counties in the Upper Peninsula made the list. Michigan agriculture …