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With Black Friday coming up later this week, Michigan retailers are expecting a small jump in sales this holiday season. The Michigan Retailers Association says sales are expected to increase an average of 2 percent. Across the state, nearly two-thirds of stores expect sales to rise over last year. Michigan is …

The Transportation Security Administration has a reminder for Thanksgiving travelers. Leave those liquids at home, leave gifts unwrapped and have those ID’s ready. The TSA says you can bring certain food items, but pack them. Items such as pies and cakes are allowed in your carry-on but may require further …

On 11/18/16 at approximately 1:30 PM, the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office took a report of a missing hunter in the Tapiola Area.  71 year old Rodney Granroth went out hunting sometime Thursday in the area of Tapiola Road and Kallungi Road in Portage Township.  Superior Search and Rescue along with …

A Canadian exploration company, focused on exploring and developing copper projects in the U.P., is working to raise funds to move forward on local mining projects. Highland Copper Company plans to complete a non-brokered private placement of its securities to raise up to approximately $17 million. The Company intends to …

HANCOCK, Mich., Nov. 16, 2016 – The Friends of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park (Friends of the Porkies) received a $1,250 grant from the Portage Health Foundation (PHF) to supplement the costs of new ski helmets for youth from Houghton and Ontonagon counties during the 2016-2017 ski season. This …

Marquette – Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) today joined other utilities from across the United States to raise awareness about scams targeting utility customers as part of the inaugural Utilities United Against Scams Day.  The event is being supported by a week-long advocacy and awareness campaign focused on exposing the …

With an anticipated 500,000 firearm deer hunters afield in search of white-tailed deer earlier this week, early reports indicate varied success across Michigan. Warm weather and fog in some areas seem to have had an effect on deer movement. Michigan Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologists across the four wildlife …

Another award for the Chevrolet Bolt Electric car, and the vehicle hasn’t even gone on sale yet. Here’s AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert.  

In a landmark report, the Surgeon General says 78 people die each day from opioid overdose. Dr. Vivek Murthy says over 20-million people have a substance use disorder, but only ten-percent receive treatment. The silver lining is there are currently 28-million Americans living happily in recovery.

Homeless Awareness Week is ongoing across Michigan.  It’s meant to recognize the over 69,000 people who experienced homelessness in the state in 2015. When compared to 2014, Eric Hufnagel , the Executive Director for the Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness, says the state has experienced a six-percent decrease in overall homelessness.