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It’s an annual rite for hundreds of thousands of people across Michigan–firearms deer hunting season, which starts Tuesday morning. Dave Purdy has been deer hunting for 50 years, but he says a recent influx of wolves makes bagging a buck tougher at his lucky spot in Ontonagon   Purdy followed …

After working only a handful of days over the past couple months, Michigan lawmakers are back on break until after Thanksgiving. Lawmakers were in session last Wednesday and Thursday after the election, but now the legislature is taking time off for firearms deer hunting. The House and Senate are due …

Gas prices have dropped about eleven cents in Michigan over the past week. AAA Michigan says the current statewide average is about $2.05 a gallon. The lowest prices can be found in the Traverse City area at about a $1.96 a gallon. The highest prices are in Marquette at $2.12 a …

Houghton County has a new Undersheriff. Captain Kevin Coppo has been promoted to the position, which opened last month when Roy Britz left for Michigan Tech. Sheriff Brian McLean described Coppo as organized, forward-thinking, dedicated and fiscally responsible–all excellent traits, McLean added, for running one of the largest departments in …

HANCOCK, Mich., Nov. 10, 2016 – Dial Help, Inc., the only crisis intervention center in the Upper Peninsula, received $60,000 from the Portage Health Foundation (PHF) to offer mobile mental health crisis and intervention programming to Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon county residents and schools beginning this fall. Dial Help …

The streets of downtown Houghton will belong to the ladies this evening. Ladies Night returns to the city once again, with many of the businesses open and offering discounts and refreshments. Houghton Business Development Director Susie Landers says these ladies are there to shop and support local businesses. The evening’s …

Seniors are often the victim of crime, fraud and other scams from people that see them as easy targets. TRIAD is a collaboration of local seniors, senior programs and law enforcement that helps protect older residents from danger. Former chairperson and current historian of Baraga County TRIAD Oedith Harris said, …

Michigan Tech is again being named a Military Friendly school by Victory Media. Rob Bishop is the Director of Academic and Community Conduct at Michigan Technological University, which has been given the distinction for the third time. Michigan Tech is one of 1,160 schools to receive the Military Friendly designation. In …

Tom Leonard is the new leader of the Michigan House. He was chosen Thursday as Speaker to replace Kevin Cotter who is term-limited. The 35-year old Republican from DeWitt told reporters a priority is transitioning newly hired school employees to 401(k) accounts instead of also giving them a pension in …

A proposed bill calling for a contest to design a new state flag has been introduced in Lansing by state Senator Steve Bieda of Warren. The Democrat says the bill would create a flag commission to accept design submissions between January and July of 2018.