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There aren’t a lot of campaign signs out on the lawns this presidential election. Laura Bonnell explains one possible reason why.

A one-person grand jury is being requested to investigate Governor Rick Snyder’s alleged use of tax payer funds for his personal legal defense in connection with the Flint water crisis. Attorney Mark Brewer filed the action. He says the Governor bypassed all procedures in State law for procuring funds. Brewer, …

“Death with dignity.” That’s the gist of new legislation from a pair of Lansing-area lawmakers. They want Michigan residents suffering from terminal illnesses to be able to pull the plug on themselves if they’re ready to die and want to go on their terms. State representative Tom Cochrane says this is …

Calumet High School Principal Chris Davidson informed the Boardof ductaion at their October meeting that the high school received a $20,646 Career and Technical Education Planning Grant though the Michigan Department of Education. The funds will be used to plan for an early college welding program, where students will earn …

The Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Administration Association has recognized Calumet High School with the Exemplary Program Award. Calumet High School is only the 22nd recipient in the State of Michigan of this prestigious award since its inception in 2000 and is the only U.P. school to earn this distinction. The MIAAA …

More than 1000 students in grades 4-8 in 34 classes from 13 schools in Houghton, Baraga, Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties will flood MTU’s Great Lakes Research Center on Wednesday, October 12, for the 5th Annual Lake Superior Water Festival. Students from the following schools will be participating: Baraga Middle School …

Want to be a hockey referee? Registration for USA Hockey officials is still open at usahockey.com. The steps required to become an on ice official may be found on the michiganreferee.com website. A required seminar is being offered at Calumet High School this Saturday. Sign-in starts at 8:30, class begins at 9am. Those …

Most roadside parks operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation in the Upper Peninsula will close for the season on Monday, Oct. 31, but two will close early for facility upgrades. Cunard Park on US-2, 2 miles west of Hermansville in Menominee County, and Cut River East Park on US-2, …

The Keweenaw Land Trust (KLT), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) welcomed the public to a dedication ceremony today for lands acquired as part of the Abbaye Peninsula – Huron Bay Conservation Initiative in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The dedication ceremony was held …

A new documentary film by an Upper Peninsula resident shows the plight of those who are about to lose their home away from homes. Bruce Crossing’s Kristin Ojaniemi is one of those people. Her family camp is one of roughly 100 camps in the Ottawa National Forest that must be …