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The annual Parade of Confections fundraiser for the Copper Country Community Arts Center will be held tonight at the Finnish-American Heritage Center. The evening will include a live auction of delicious, Valentine-themed desserts, a silent auction of art, drinks, and hors d’oeuvres. Mike Irish will provide the music. Center Director …

The annual Yooper Luge will be held in downtown Houghton tomorrow. Isle Royale Street will be filled with snow, and you’re invited to build a sled and compete. The competition starts at 1:00 p.m. with open sledding following the competition. Business Development Director Susie Landers says even if you are …

Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program will fund 19 projects across the state The Michigan departments of Natural Resources, Environmental Quality and Agriculture and Rural Development today announced the award of 19 grant projects totaling $3.6 million, under the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program. The program – a joint effort of …

For the 2015-2016 academic year, the PHFoundation implemented a scholarship program with Finlandia University, Gogebic Community College, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and Michigan Technological University for local students studying the health sciences.  The PHFoundation is pleased to recognize and congratulate the following recipients and wish them much …

The state is adding four more Upper Peninsula counties to the list of those under quarantine because of an emerald ash borer infestation. Baraga, Dickinson, Marquette and Menominee counties have been added. That leaves just three counties in the entire state not under quarantine, which restricts movement of some wood …

Legislation to make it illegal to pay for parts of an aborted fetus or embryo cleared a Senate Committee Thursday. It would be a felony punishable by up to five years in prison for violators of the legislation. Bill sponsor, Senator Phil Pavlov, says he wants to make sure fetal …

State Senator Virgil Smith will resign from office as part of a plea agreement in a case involving an alleged assault of his ex-wife. As part of the deal, the Detroit Democrat will plead guilty to malicious destruction of property of $20,000, a felony, and serve 10 months in jail. …

While Governor Rick Snyder’s budget proposal for next year includes a nearly 4.4 percent increase for higher education, that doesn’t necessarily mean that tuition increases will be lower. In fact, the current 3.2 percent tuition increase cap legislators have placed on state supported universities is increased under the Snyder plan, …

The pediatrician who exposed high lead levels in Flint children is now looking into whether the city’s lead-tainted water caused pregnant women to miscarry. Doctor Mona Hanna-Attisha of Flint’s Hurley Medical Center and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services told MLive the research has already begun, but it’s …

A state lawmaker is accusing the governor of caring more about his public image than the health of Flint residents, following allegations Governor Rick Snyder withheld lead-test results. Emails obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests by the Flint Journal suggest the governor ordered the Department of Environmental Quality …