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For the original story and video by ABC-10’s Matt Miller, click here. With just one week to go to the election, this is a critical time to ensure voter turnout. Governor Rick Snyde visited the Upper Peninsula to support local candidates in that effort. State Representative Candidate Beau LaFave is running …

Ah, now that Halloween is behind us–it’s time to start thinking about Christmas. The annual Hancock’s Christmas Walk will be Friday, November 25, the day after Thanksgiving. The walk will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. The theme is “Celebrating Hancock’s Construction Mile – Christmas Style”. Santa will be riding the …

Community and students invited to audition November 1 See photos and full story at finlandia.edu/news The laughter on Finlandia University’s campus will be coming from way up high this spring as the university is once again putting on a play – this time it will be Neil Simon’s Laughter on the …

Six Honorees Have Shown Exceptional Service to Children in the Foster Care System LANSING, MI, October 31, 2016 – Six individuals will be recognized this week by the State Court Administrative Office’s Foster Care Review Board for their outstanding service to children in foster care in Michigan.  The Honorable Elizabeth …

HOUGHTON, MI, October 26, 2016 – From a family’s unique intervention into the silent world of autism to six intrepid young entrepreneurs trying to make it in Detroit, the 41 North Film Festival offers human stories that engage, inform, inspire, and uplift. Over the course of four days, the festival …

U.P. Kids and Baraga County Communities that Care will be hosting a Big Brothers/Big Sisters Information Open House tomorrow at the Baraga Lakeside Inn. You’re invited to stop in anytime between 6:00pm and 7:30pm to learn more about the effort to bring Big Brothers/Big Sisters to Baraga County. By partnering …

It’s the last day of October, so that means parking bans go into effect throughout most areas in the Copper Country starting tomorrow. No overnight parking is permitted on city streets or in right-of-ways. Just because there is not snow on the ground does not mean you won’t get ticketed or …

The Mohawk Secretary of State office is returning to one-day-a-week service instead of two this week as it adjusts to seasonal business volume. The office will be open on Thursdays only. Hours remain 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a lunch closure from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. The last day …

Ghosts and goblins will be out tonight for Halloween and police departments are reminding residents to stay safe. Official Trick-or-Treat hours in Baraga is 4:00pm to 7:00pm, in Hancock, they’re 5:00pm to 7:00pm, Houghton is 5:00pm to 8:00pm, L’Anse, 5:00pm to 7:30pm and in Laurium, 5:00pm to 8:00pm. You can …

Things get a little scary in downtown Houghton when Treat Street comes around–good thing there’s plenty of superheroes in town to keep everyone in line. The 8th Annual Treat Street saw good weather and a huge crowd of children. With so many people coming to the event, it’s the businesses …