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Hundreds of people marched across the Portage Lake Lift Bridge Saturday in support of women’s rights. The Sisters March was held in conjunction with the Women’s March on Washington D.C. on the same day, one day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Millions took part in similar marches across the nation. …

HANCOCK, Mich., Jan. 17, 2017 – This year the Portage Health Foundation (PHF) is offering one (1) $500 scholarship to a high school senior from each of the following schools: Baraga Area High School; L’Anse High School; Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw High School; Chassell High School; Dollar Bay-Tamarack City High School; Hancock Central …

HANCOCK, Mich. — There are still seats available for one of the most unique classes ever offered during a Heikinpäivä celebration. A class for both making and learning to play the virsikannel will be held at the Finnish American Heritage Center the 25th and 26th of January, 1p.m. – 5 p.m. each day. When …

(Calumet, MI) The Keweenaw National Historical Park (NHP) Advisory Commission and the National Park Service announce the 2017 Keweenaw Heritage Grant Program. The purpose of this grant program is to assist interested parties with activities related to the preservation and interpretation of the story of copper. As in past years, …

Help Kids. Have FUN. Save the date!   The 25th Annual Copper Country Bowl for Kids is scheduled to take place on Saturday – March 18, 2017 with bowling sessions starting at Noon, 2:30PM, and 5PM at the Mine Shaft in Houghton. Registration is open online at www.upkids.com  Please consider …

Governor Rick Snyder took college courses while in high school and he’s on a mission to provide that same opportunity, especially in the skilled trades. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick with more. AM SKU-SKILLED

Tax filers can send in their 2016 tax returns electronically starting today. And the tax code is getting tougher to decipher. CPA Jim Jenkins says with a new president and Congress just settling into Washington, D.C., the tricky part is trying to map out 2017 tax planning: TAX TIME2-A-JENKINS 0123 …

President Donald Trump blocked an Obama administration policy that would have reduced the cost of mortgages for millions of home buyers. MORTGAGES-A-THOMAS Marla Thomas, mortgage loan officer for Inland Home Mortgage, says the action will affect millions of homeowners with an FHA backed mortgage. FHA backs about 16-percent of the …

Seventy-nine Michigan schools identified as “needing improvement” were released from the priority school list after meeting three exit criteria, according to the Michigan School Reform Office: MI SCHOOL REFORM3-A-BAKER mnn State School Reform Officer Natasha Baker says on the other hand, 38 schools were in the bottom five percent for three …

It didn’t take long for President Trump to say he was going to start renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. What could that mean for the auto industry? Here’s Auto Beat Reporter Jeff Gilbert. NAFTA1-V-GI