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Flint’s mayor doesn’t believe residents should have to pay for city water that is undrinkable, however Karen Weaver also concedes if people stop paying their water bill the city’s water fund will run dry. The state, as part of an emergency funding plan before the legislature, has set aside $3 …

A state Senate committee has approved $28 million to help the city Flint deal with its water crisis. The money was requested in the governor’s State of the State address to help supply the Flint with bottled water, water filters and testing kits. The same legislation moved swiftly through the …

New charges are expected in a case involving a robbery at a South Range bar. 36-year-old Sasha Anderson is accused of playing a role in the robbery of the South Range VFW in December. Authorities are also still looking for 36-year old Clinton Jarriel in connection to the robbery. The …

When it comes to helping kids, everyone can bowl a perfect game. Registration is now open for the 24th Annual Copper Country Bowl for Kids. The event supports Big Brothers—Big Sisters of U.P. Kids and is scheduled to take place on Saturday – March 19 at the Mine Shaft in …

Houghton, Michigan—Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) is currently planning this year’s Keweenaw Gold annual fundraiser. It will be held on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016, at The Continental Fire Company in Houghton. This year, the theme and focus of the event will be “Keweenaw Gold—Our Community Rocks”. Participants will enjoy the evening …

A corporation that operates two paper mills in the Upper Peninsula announced Tuesday that it’s filing for bankruptcy. Verso Corporation officials said the company and its subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy …

For ABC-10’s Chelsea Snyder’s original story, click here. The Village of Ontonagon is ready to take the next step in its revitalization. The area was one of the four communities in Michigan to be selected for the sustainable small harbor management strategy project. The public got its first look at …

The unemployment rate in the state has dropped, but a larger proportion of those working are under-employed, according to the Corporation for Enterprise Development. Its 2016 Assets and Opportunity Scorecard ranked Michigan 28th among the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Michigan was 25th in 2015. Among the key findings, some …

A study from the University of Michigan says children living with half or step-siblings behave aggressively more often than other kids do. The study, from U of M sociologist and lead author Paula Fomby, also shows that about one in six U.S. children live with a half or step-sibling, a …

Counties couldn’t force farmers to get a permit and pay a fee to do work on their own land under a bill signed into law by the governor. That work includes clearing fence rows, installing irrigation or uprooting trees – anything that disturbs the soil that isn’t plowing or tilling. …