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There are still places available in the 5-string kantele class offered by Finlandia University’s Finnish American Heritage Center as part of its community enrichment programming. The class begins on Wednesday, February 17 at 5:30 p.m. in the FAHC’s archive reading room. Local musician Kris Kyro will lead the course, which will meet …

Fracking companies would operate under new rules and regulations under legislation introduced by Democrats in the Michigan House. State Representative Christine Greig, D-Northville, says the package of bills would go a long way in protecting the state’s most vital industries – agriculture and tourism. And State Representative Jeff Irwin, D-Ann …

The Secretary of State’s office is backing the governor’s budget proposal that calls for $10 million to replace aging voting equipment. SOS spokesman Fred Woodhams says the money would be used to upgrade the state’s voting equipment including tabulators that count paper ballots, election management software and devices that help …

Governor Rick Snyder will have his chance to testify before a congressional committee on the Flint water crisis. The governor called Congressman Jason Chaffetz, head of the U.S. House and Oversight and Government Reform Committee Thursday and asked to testify in an upcoming hearing. Chaffetz, Friday, says there will be …

It certainly was cold in the Keweenaw over the weekend, but not as cold as it got in one spot in the Western U.P. According to the National Weather Service in Marquette, Iron County’s Amasa Township had a temperature of negative 40 degrees Sunday morning. That’s colder than the temperature …

State officials say Michiganders who receive food assistance are encouraged to file for a Home Heating Credit, because it can mean better food subsidies through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Eligible families must receive a Home Heating Credit of more than $20 in the current month or any of the …

A Michigan House committee in Lansing has opened discussions on a bill that alters a law that requires a person whose property has been seized by police to pay a bond. Current law can require payment of 10-percent of the value of the property or $250. And it has to …

A west Michigan lawmaker wants school buses in the state to be retrofitted with lights that read: “Stop Do No Pass,” in the middle of the buses back door. State Representative Holly Hughes says the goal is to stop people from passing busses illegally and she says a pilot program …

A pair of presidential candidates are campaigning in Michigan Monday. Democrat Bernie Sanders and Republican John Kasich are making stops in the state. Sanders is holding a rally at Eastern Michigan University while Kasich will be making stops at Grand Valley State University, Michigan State University and the Macomb County …

A Wisconsin man is fortunate to be all right but his snowmobile was not so lucky after falling through the ice Friday on the Portage Canal. Around 10am, emergency crews were dispatched to the site about 50 yards from the Hancock shoreline near the condominiums. Hancock Police Chief Wayne Butler …