A Michigan State Police trooper will complete a year in jail and serve three years on probation for assaulting a female colleague. 25-year-old Adam S. Mullin was convicted in Huron County on four charges. Court records indicate he was having an affair with the colleague when he threw her across …
Read More »Cleveland-Cliffs to Absorb Steel Producer
Cleveland-Cliffs is taking over a troubled Ohio steel producer. The stock swap for AK Steel is worth a little more than a billion dollars. That’s less than half of what AK Steel stock was valued at three years ago. The company has been hurt by depressed steel prices, which have …
Read More »PHF, Finlandia Celebrate Giving Tuesday
A number of local non-profits will be celebrating Giving Tuesday today. Giving Tuesday is designed to offset the commercialism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and redirect our focus toward the more Christmas-oriented concepts of giving and helping others. Finlandia University will again be raising funds to help pay for …
Read More »New Isle Royale Wolves Settling In
Wolves recently relocated to the Isle Royale National Park seem to be finding enough to eat. Scientists who have been observing the wolves released an update yesterday. More than half of the prey eaten by the wolves have been moose. One of the reasons for rebuilding the wolf pack on …
Read More »Whitmer: “Postpone ‘Punitive’ Medicaid Work Requirement”
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has called on the state legislature to hold off on implementing the Medicaid Work Requirement that is set to begin January first. The work requirement was part of the Medicaid expansion approved during the Rick Snyder administration. It calls for most Medicaid recipients between the ages of …
Read More »Girls HS Hoops Season Opens Tonight – Tuesday Sports Wrap
High School In high school hockey tonight… – Houghton skates at Hancock. – Jeffers visits Kingsford. Our broadcast will begin at 6:40 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. On the opening night of the girls basketball season… – Calumet hosts Ewen-Trout Creek. – Hancock welcomes West Iron County. – Lake Linden-Hubbell …
Read More »Snowfall Hastens Start to Winter Recreation Season
The snow that fell last week caused problems for many, but it also brought smiles to the faces of those who love winter sports, and those who earn their livelihoods from them. The state snowmobile trail grooming window opened Sunday. Brad Barnett of the Keweenaw Convention and Visitors Bureau says …
Read More »Small Business Saturday Successful
This weekend’s Small Business Saturday promotion has been deemed a hit. Tara Arens from the Keweenaw Peninsula Chamber of Commerce said they gave out lots of coupon books, coffee and doughnuts at their office… Retail members of the Chamber were also pleased… Arens reminds shoppers that many of the coupons …
Read More »Advent Songfest a Hit
Despite snowy weather and lingering power outages, turnout was good for one of Baraga County’s favorite Christmas traditions yesterday. The annual Advent Songfest raised money for two non profits. Deacon John Cadeau from the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul praised the spirit of giving in Baraga County… Baraga County …
Read More »Recreational Marijuana Sales Begin in Michigan
Marijuana is now being sold to adults in Michigan for recreational purposes. The first licensed distribution centers opened yesterday. Arbors Wellness Center in Ann Arbor was chosen to make the first sale. Arbors was an existing medical marijuana supplier. The first customer was 78-year-old John Sinclair, who became the center …
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