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The Michigan House has passed a package of bills to restructure the Detroit Public School District with a $500 million plan. Many, like former DPS teacher Sherri Gay-Dagnogo urged a no vote because it doesn’t return local control. Republican Representative Al Pscholka said they shouldn’t let the district go into …

A proposed plan by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community to move their Marquette casino facility to the former Marquette County Airport location will not go forward. The KBIC reporting that Governor Rick Snyder once again refused to allow the new entertainment complex to be built unless a “common agreement” could …

The City of Hancock is making some changes to certain ordinances and adding some new ones. Most notably, many local violations will now be treated as civil infractions. To handle this new duty, the city is creating a Municipal Ordinance Violations Bureau at the city hall, where fines for violations …

Two members of the Houghton Community Broadcasting staff received awards of Merit from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Tuesday night during the 27th annual Broadcast Excellence Awards in Lansing. The awards, presented during the annual MAB convention went to Todd VanDyke in the sports category for his Keweenaw Report Sports …

Keweenaw National Historical Park is expanding hours of operation at its Calumet Visitor Center as the park gets ready for a busy summer season. For the month of May, the Visitor Center will be open Thursday through Saturday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and from 12:00 noon to 5:00 …

Houghton-Portage Township Schools will have to hold off on plans for certain renovations and facility upgrades. Voters have rejected an $8.69 million bond proposal for the school district in Tuesday’s election. The measure was narrowly defeated 50.52% to 49.48%, a difference of just slightly more than one percent. In all, …

A federal judge has disqualified himself from handling a Flint water lawsuit. Michael Steinberg is with the ACLU, which is seeking an injunction to force all the lead pipes to be replaced in Flint. Judge Mark Goldsmith said he has no bias against the state or Flint, but he agreed …

Senator John Proos has announced a bipartisan legislative package to reform, re-establish and rebuild a criminal justice system focused on lowering recidivism and keeping Michigan safe. Proos says this reform package gives offenders the best shot at success and reintegration.

Car sales jumped more than three percent in April, with most major carmakers posting gains. AutoTrader.com analyst Michelle Krebs says it shows there’s still a lot of life in the car market, after a relatively weak performance in March. For the three domestic car companies, Fiat Chrysler sales rose 6 …

Fiat Chrysler and Google confirm that they will work together on self driving cars. That includes a fleet of 100 hybrid Chrysler Pacifica minivans that will be fitted with Google technology. Google has wanted to team up with a car maker.  Why Fiat Chrysler? Jack Nerad is an analyst with …