Now that summer is here, police departments across the state are kicking off a new campaign to keep the roads safe. Michigan State Police and the director of the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning will be announcing the latest drunk driving enforcement effort as part of the Drive Sober …
Read More »Parents Encouraged To Use State's Child Protection Registry
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson is reminding residents about the state’s Child Protection Registry which allows parents to register cell phones and email addresses to keep kids from seeing ads aimed at adults. With most kids out of school for the summer, many may be on their phones or the Internet …
Read More »Schreiber Bound Over To Circuit Court
The case against a Hancock man who allegedly attacked another man with a knife is moving forward. 27-year-old Joseph Schreiber appeared in 97th District Court where he waived his preliminary hearing and was bound over to Houghton County Circuit Court. Schreiber is charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, a …
Read More »Imperial Heights Road In Baraga County Closed Starting Monday
There will be a road closure motorists traveling through Baraga County will need to watch out for. The Imperial Heights Road will be closed beginning Monday at 7am to all traffic. The road will be closed from approximately Spurr Court to Petticoat Lake Road. A detour will be marked. The …
Read More »Pine Mountain Music Festival Begins At The Rozsa
The Pine Mountain Music Festival begins today featuring their beloved lineup of classical and operatic performers, plus adding a little folk music into the mix this year. At the Rozsa Center tonight at 7:30pm will be the Lake Effect Jazz Quintet, which festival Artistic Director Joel Neves says plays a …
Read More »Come Feast At Seafoodfest
It’s Father’s Day weekend and that means it’s also time for another great Copper Country tradition–the Houghton Rotary Seafoodfest. The event takes place down at the Ray Kestner Waterfront Park and features a wide selection of seafood and other menu choices and, of course, their famous lobster. Houghton Rotarian Ellie …
Read More »Bridgefest Begins Today
Bridgefest has arrived and though things may be a little different this year, the festival will still have the attractions people have come to enjoy. The event began as a celebration of the anniversary of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge, which officially opened in 1959. Bridgefest Planning Committee Member Susie …
Read More »University of Michigan Raises Tuition
It will cost more for students heading to the University of Michigan. The board of regents approving a tuition increase for the school year beginning next fall. A 3.9-percent increase for in-state students and a 4.4-percents for non-residents was approved Thursday 5-to-3 by the board. Among the ‘NO’ votes was …
Read More »State Christmas Tree Search Begins
It may be one of the warmest weekends of the season, but Michigan officials have Christmas on their minds. Sandra McNeill explains.
Read More »Funds Distributed To Business Owners Affected By Flint Water Crisis
Roughly $270,000 in grants from the Moving Flint Forward funds was distributed today to 30 business owners affected by the Flint Water Crisis. George Wilkinson is with the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, who says this is just the first round of disbursements.
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