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The dead cougar found on the side of the road in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula brings the total number of confirmed cougar sightings in the U.P. to 30. Is that enough to say the animal has taken up residence in the U.P.? Not exactly, says Stacy Haughey with the state Department …

A drug that reverses an overdose on heroin or prescription painkillers would be available as an over-the-counter medication under legislation introduced in the Michigan House. State Representative Anthony Forlini is sponsoring the bill and says the thinking is to allow people to keep the drug on hand if they have …

Just like free agency has grown the budgets of pro sports franchises, so has competition increased the cost of running universities. Daniel Hurley of the Michigan Association of State Universities applauds Governor Rick Snyder’s budget proposal, which increases higher ed spending by 4.3 percent. He also notes it’s long overdue, …

A Michigan House committee is due to take up an emergency funding plan to help with Flint’s water crisis this week. The measure would provide $30 million to refund residents for water they paid for but couldn’t use because it is contaminated with lead. State Representative Sheldon Neeley, a Flint …

Republican presidential hopeful John Kasich, during a town hall at Michigan State University, he’s in the race for the win. The Ohio governor went as far as saying a vice-presidential bid is out of the question. During his town hall at MSU, Kasich hit on student-geared topics such as college …

The Flint water crisis took center stage at Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders rally at Eastern Michigan University Monday afternoon. The Vermont senator met with Flint residents before the rally and afterwards proposed a $1 trillion nationwide campaign to fixing aging water service lines, sewers, roads and bridges. He questioned …

One woman is dead after an accident involving multiple snowmobiles late Sunday morning. Deputies from the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office say they responded to the incident shortly before noon on Trail #3 almost a mile south of US-41 in Phoenix. The crash resulted in the death of 46-year-old Denise Hesse …

A Hancock man is facing a charge of Aggravated/Felonious Assault. The Hancock Police Department says the incident happened around 12:30pm on Saturday at a location on Summit Street. Police were responding to a complaint of a fight when they arrived and found a 56-year-old man with an arrow wound to …

They are the State Champs in their division. That’s according to rankings recently released by Bridge Magazine, an online publication that analyzes facets of life in Michigan. Houghton High School was listed as the best school in a small county with higher incomes. Dollar Bay-Tamarack High School tops the list …

Former State Senator Jason Allen says he wants to represent Northern Michigan in Congress. Allen has been campaigning throughout the 1st Congressional District that stretches across 32 counties and he visited Houghton County on Saturday. He says his number one issue is to help create jobs for the next generation. …