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Confirmation hearings begin today over the President’s pick for the Supreme Court. The Senate Judiciary Committee will be meeting with Judge Neil Gorsuch. So what will the Democrats be asking Gorsuch? Oakland University Law Professor Dave Dulio weighs. Dulio says there’s no question that Gorsuch will be joining the Supreme …

Has your child been vaccinated? Not enough children in the state are getting the recommended vaccines, putting themselves and others at risk. Now health care leaders are hoping to change that. Health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has more.

Gas prices are up slightly in Michigan. AAA Michigan says prices went up about one cent to a statewide average of $2.36 a gallon. That’s about 33 cents more than at this time last year. The lowest prices are in Metro Detroit at about $2.35 a gallon. The highest are in …

SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. — The U.S. Coast Guard will continue with spring breakout operations on the St. Marys River near Pipe and Drummond Islands, beginning at 7 a.m., Wednesday. A U.S. Coast Guard cutter will conduct ice breaking operations to open the Pipe Island Passage, north and east of Pipe …

Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) arrested a 28 y/o Atlantic Mine man Friday on several charges related to the selling of narcotics. After a five month long investigation the suspect was arrested on one count of Delivery of Methamphetamine, one count of Delivery of Heroin and …

All Upper Peninsula J.C. Penney stores are closing. The retailer has announced it will close 138 stores nationwide, including seven stores in Michigan. Four of those stores are in the U.P….with locations in Escanabe, Kingsford, Sault Ste. Marie and at the Copper Country Mall in Houghton. The closing represents 13 …

The Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR) recently completed a draft of the updated Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties. WUPPDR, as a condition of its designation and funding as a regional district of the United States Economic Development Administration, …

Michigan Technological University will host the annual Preview Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at various locations across campus. The focus is on undergraduate students who have been accepted for admission and are in the process of making their final college decision. The day includes sessions and interactions …

Michigan Technological University President Glenn D. Mroz testified before the Michigan House Appropriations Subcommittee for Higher Education Thursday. Among his topics were: The upward mobility of Michigan Tech graduates. “The chance of a student moving from the bottom 20 percent of household income to the top 20 percent of household …

When the Copper Country combines the celebration of St. Urho’s and St. Patrick’s Day this evening, they will be joined by a star of Finnish television. Helsinki native Antti Holma is visiting several countries with a documentary film crew to see how Finnish people in other parts of the world are …