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Members of the Houghton Fire Department and their families will be out and about Tuesday afternoon for their annual Fill The Boot fundraiser. For the fourth year in a row, Houghton Fireman Buck Foltz says folks will be at various traffic stops today from 4pm to 6pm. Donations go to help …

If you’re going through a difficult time, maybe an illness, job loss or a divorce, you might consider grabbing some paper and crayons or a camera to help. Health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has more.

A new look at drunk driving laws across the country. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick tells us where Michigan stands.

The environmental lobby wants to immediately shut down Pipeline 5 in the Straits of Mackinac but the governor’s newly appointed environmental director says the demand is premature. Lansing bureau chief Tim Skubick with the story.

The sale of sex has shifted online as pimps use underground websites, social media and mobile apps. The findings are in a new study by criminologists at Michigan State and Loyola University-Chicago where they interviewed pimps in Chicago and Atlanta. Lead study author and head of the MSU School of …

It’s almost time for the kids to go back to school, and for some, they’re heading off to college. How should you help with handling money? Flagstar Bank corporate affairs & quality director, Beth Correa, says the student should have a debit card, if they don’t already. Correa advises a …

Sit less and move more. That’s the message the American Heart Association wants to get out after new research shows sitting too much can increase your risk of heart disease. Even physically active people who spend a lot of their time being sedentary are at risk. Association researchers aren’t exactly …

Traffic on the Mackinac Bridge is hitting new highs. The Bridge Authority says traffic was up in July compared to a year ago and there’s been more activity for the first six months of the year. Even though Summer is coming to an end, officials say traffic will be peaking …

LANSING, Mich. – An agreement providing for a potential long-term, clean energy electric power solution for the Upper Peninsula has been reached between Cliffs Natural Resources and WEC Energy Group, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced today. The proposed solution is expected to be cost-competitive for Cliffs and save money for residential customers of the Upper Peninsula, after the new generation goes into …

A Houghton County man charged with the murder of his sister appeared in 97th District Court Monday morning.   32-year-old Christian Paul Kitti is charged with Homicide—Open Murder in the shooting death of 44-year-old Kimberly Renee Bess of Calumet. Police say Bess was found dead outside of a residence in Laurium …