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We’re hearing some warnings that carmakers may be returning to some of the risky behavior that lead to problems a few years ago. Too many long term loans to people with bad credit and too many vehicles worth less than what is owed on them. The warning from Mazda’s US …

The Berrien County Courthouse will re-open today, two days after two bailiffs and a prisoner were shot to death. Sheriff Paul Bailey says extra deputies will be in the building to make sure everyone feels safe. Grief counselors are also available for court employees. Investigators are trying to determine what …

For the first time in five weeks, the State House and Senate will be in session. But don’t expect much activity. The Oversight and Ethics Committee is holding the only meeting in the House. The Judiciary Committee is the only group scheduled to meet in the Senate. In fact, the …

The National Weather Service says a tornado did hit the western Upper Peninsula during a Monday night storm. The National Weather Service has confirmed a low-end EF-1 tornado hit near the Gogebic County community of Bessemer. Winds were estimated around 90 miles-per-hour. The state Department of Natural Resources says the …

Private landowners interested in helping to maintain or improve Upper Peninsula deer wintering habitat can learn more about the subject and cost-share programs available to aid in those efforts at an upcoming meeting the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has scheduled for July 20. The meeting, which will focus on …

July 11, 2016 — Motorists should be on the lookout beginning Saturday as thousands of Adopt-A-Highway volunteers head back to state roadways to pick up litter. Participants in the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) program will clean highway roadsides from July 16 to 24 during the second of three scheduled …

Authorities in Iron County are searching for a missing boater. Deputies from the Iron County Sheriff’s Office say a 911 call was received Saturday shortly after 3:30 p.m. to report a boating incident on Hagerman Lake in Stambaugh Township. The caller stated that a boat without a driver had crashed …

July 11, 2016 – Last year, more than 90 percent of teachers across the country used their own money to pay for school supplies to assist their students. To ensure local students and teachers have the supplies they need this school year, Shopko and the Salvation Army are partnering once …

Michigan Technological University President Glenn Mroz announced that Janet Hayden, the University’s director of risk management, has been named executive director for risk management and compliance oversight. The appointment was effective July 1. The new role will primarily focus on two important areas—risk management and compliance oversight. In risk management, …

A Calumet man will remain in jail after being sentenced in Houghton County Circuit Court. 33-year-old Patrick Shea pled guilty to Fleeing and Eluding after leading police on a high speed chase on March 31st. Police were investigating a possible breaking and entering on Bootjack Road in Torch Lake Township …