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The Portage Lake District Library has a lot to offer, and it’s all on display during National Library Week! The library’s director, Dillon Geshel, used the week to showcase new resources coming to library. Geshel said, “National Library Week is hosted in April of every year and it’s a great …

The books look good. Houghton County received an unmodified or clean audit report during Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners. The report was presented by Debbie Bradford of Rukkila, Negro & Associates. The board also received their annual report from Equalization Director John Partanen. The assessed value of …

The Virginia Tech professor studying the lead-tainted water supply in Flint says the water is still not safe to drink. Professor Marc Edwards says the system is slowly improving and the more residents use the water, the faster the system will heal. Post-doctoral fellow Kelsey Pieper says it looks like …

Highway safety groups are reacting to new research from the insurance industry which finds increased speed limits have resulted in thousands of more deaths. Jason Scott reports.

The current presidential race is probably causing former President Gerald Ford and first lady Betty Ford to roll over in their graves. That word from their daughter, Susan Ford Bales, as she’s in Grand Rapids for a lunch to commemorate her mother’s 98th birthday. Ford Bales says the nation’s capitol …

The Upper Peninsula Habitat Workgroup has met to develop some deer winter management plans. The deer herd has suffered catastrophic losses in recent years. Former DNR Agent Jim Hamill says deer are big business in the Upper Peninsula and since 2000, there has been a drop of 44% in deer …

A new warning from U.S. health officials regarding the Zika Virus. Experts say the mosquito carrying virus is more of a concern for pregnant women and their babies then previously thought. Dr. Mark Zervos is an infectious disease expert.

April is Oral Cancer Awareness month. It’s important for every dental exam to include an oral cancer screening. Dr Fouad Khan says to consider an enhanced light exam that’s pain free and only takes a couple of minutes.

Gun rights advocates will be rallying in Lansing later this morning. As Legal Analyst Charlie Langton reports — they want guns in more places.

It’s been 20 months since Debi Petranck of Ocala, Florida has seen her dog, Zeus. The five-year-old dog got away from her in the yard one day.  A man found Zeus and then moved to Dearborn, Michigan.  Zeus ran away from him and ended up at the Dearborn Animal Shelter, …