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A warning for carmakers–pay more attention to software issues in vehicles. It controls everything in your car and complaints have grown yearly. JD Power President of Automotive Renee Stevens says it has the potential to cause long-term problems. She says it’s particularly important because new crash prevention technology is controlled …

The unofficial start of summer is Memorial Day weekend, and the Department of Natural Resources says camping reservations are up 12% over last year. Even with the increase, the DNR tells residents there is still plenty of sites still available across the state. Currently, the DNR has 645,000 camping and lodging …

Michigan’s attorney general says his office is investigating allegations of mistreatment at a state-run nursing home for veterans and is encouraging potential victims or witnesses to come forward. Bill Schuette confirms that his office’s Health Care Fraud Division started the investigation in February after an audit uncovered problems at the …

Governor Snyder has signed new legislation that will give Michigan tougher laws regarding making meth. The bills call for new penalties for people who try to get someone to buy behind-the-counter pseudoephedrine, a decongestant that can be used for making meth. The bills also give strict penalties on making the …

Governor Snyder has declared an energy emergency for the next week and a half–amid worries about a potential gasoline shortage this holiday weekend. The declaration will loosen fuel transportation restrictions by letting drivers spend more hours behind the wheel. This follows the shutdown of a fuel pipeline in Wisconsin and …

The proposed purchase of the White Pine Mine by Highland Copper Company has been delayed again. Highland Copper officials announced recently that the deadline to complete the purchase from the Copper Range Company has been extended until early September. The sticking point appears to be contract language that would release …

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community announces their recent gaming distributions Since 1993 the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has been making semi-annual payments from gaming proceeds of their casinos to local units of government and to the State of Michigan. These payments are 2% and 8% respectively and are derived from …

The National Weather Service has confirmed two separate tornadoes touched down in western Marquette County yesterday. The first tornado touched down near the Marquette and Baraga County border; with the second near CR-four-seventy-six just south of the Greenwood Reservoir. Just after 2:20 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a Tornado …

The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department has been receiving reports of gastrointestinal illness circulating in the district. This illness, sometimes called “stomach flu” is characterized by vomiting and diarrhea, often severe, that begins abruptly and usually passes in a day or two. It is most likely caused by a virus …

A new park is being established in central Houghton as the result of a successful grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund to the City of Houghton in partnership with several local conservations groups. Along with the city, matching funds for the purchase of the property were …