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A new poll released this morning shows parents are okay with their kids learning about sex, drugs and drinking, but a majority also want their children to be taught about emotional and mental health issues. The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital national poll shows despite wanting their children …

UPDATE–The Canadian Coast Guard is providing assistance to the U.S. Coast Guard, Michigan State Police, Michigan DNR, along with local sheriff and fire departments in the effort to find three missing boaters. Authorities are looking near the town of Gay to the Keweenaw Bay, down to Baraga and even as …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has reopened the boating access site at Parent Lake in Baraga County. The access site had been closed since Monday, Sept. 12 for improvements. DNR staff replaced the concrete ramp, resurfaced the parking lot and reinstalled a courtesy pier. Parent Lake is situated just …

The Secretary of State’s Mobile Office will be making a stop in Houghton on Monday. The Mobile Office will visit the campus of Michigan Tech to offer voter registration and other services to students, staff and area residents. Tech is one of three U.P. universities the mobile office is visiting …

The Houghton/Keweenaw Communities that Care needs your help in selecting their vision statement. Their Community Board put together three vision statements to describe what they want to accomplish in the community. The public is encouraged to help pick their official vision statement by voting, which can be done by visiting …

The U.P. Regional Blood Center says they are in critical need of blood donations throughout the Upper Peninsula. The needs are greatest for donations of A-positive, A-negative, and O-negative blood types. Donations to the UP Regional Blood Center always stay in the Upper Peninsula to help patients in your local …

The 27th Annual Parade of Nations takes place Saturday. The parade steps off at 11am in front of the Quincy Green in Hancock then crosses the Portage Lake Lift Bridge and moves through downtown Houghton. Committee member Vienna Chapin says the parade offers sights that most local residents don’t often …

A free seminar is being offered in Houghton next week on how local entrepreneurs can raise capital for their business. The event is being put on by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) and hosted at the Michigan Tech Lakeshore Center in Houghton. Linda Cena is with …

If you’re struggling with homelessness, there is help for you. That’s the message that the folks from the Copper Country Homeless Prevention Coalition (CCHPC) shared with people at Project Homeless Connect. Statistics show there are around 150 people homeless in Houghton, Keweenaw and Baraga Counties, with roughly half of those …

Legislation worth $10 billion, with $100 million of that specified for Flint, has been passed by the U.S. Senate for water-related projects across the country. Here’s Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan. The Water Resources Development Act had strong bipartisan support, but has an uncertain future in the House. The measure …