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After the age of 55, your risk of stroke doubles for every decade you’re alive. But a new study finds pregnant women and new moms are also at risk. Health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has more.

It’s a mega business deal in the works, with AT&T purchasing Time-Warner. That’s Business Editor Murray Feldman.  He says, if the deal goes through, AT&T wouldn’t need to sign new “content” deals with HBO and CNN, because they’d be part of their own company.

As archery deer hunting season rolls on in Michigan, DNR officials are reminding hunters of its MI-Hunt map. Here’s Deer Management Specialist Chad Stewart. Stewart calls this an exciting time as deer are currently more active in the daytime, because they’re gearing up for the breeding season.

Campaigning for federal, state and local races is in full swing and headed toward the finish line. The November 8th election is two weeks from today. Secretary of State Ruth Johnson has said the number of requests for absentee ballots has been higher than in past presidential election years. The …

October 24, 2016 — As work on the Michigan Department of Transportation’s US-41 (Reservation and Quincy streets) streetscape project winds down, traffic in downtown Hancock will revert to normal flow today or tomorrow. Final pavement markings are expected to be completed and one-way northbound traffic will resume on Reservation and …

Winter will be here soon.  In an effort to raise awareness about the potential dangers of the upcoming winter season, Governor Rick Snyder has declared November 6 – 12, 2016, as Winter Hazards Awareness Week in Michigan. As we know, Upper Michigan winters are severe, so preparedness, awareness and common sense are always important when facing winter hazards. During Winter Hazards Awareness Week, Michigan residents are encouraged to …

[Hancock, Mich.] As part of the Portage Health Foundation’s (PHF) “Stop the Roar of Hunger” food initiative, PHF has researched the ways in which food insecurities and nutrition affect an individual’s overall health. PHF has learned from numerous studies, such as the 2015 Western Upper Peninsula Health Needs Assessment and …

Residents in the region pay some of the highest electric bills in the country and efforts to find alternative solutions continue. The Keweenaw Community Foundation successfully completed its application to the MacArthur Foundation for the first ever $100 million “critical problem” grant. The proposal would enhance local renewable energy generation …

These days, you don’t have to go to college to earn a good paying job. Students from Baraga and Chassell High Schools toured a Moyle construction site in Calumet to see first hand the work skilled tradesman do in the industry. Moyle Construction Project Manager Andrew Kemper said, “We just …

The 2016 Michigan Harvest Gathering Campaign in underway to raise hunger awareness and to provide food for local food pantries. Troopers from the Michigan State Police were outside Pat’s Foods in L’Anse Saturday, where people could buy a bag of groceries which were then stuffed inside a patrol car, or …