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A Wisconsin man is dead following a snowmobile accident in Calumet Township. Michigan State Police Troopers from the Calumet Post say 21-year-old Christopher Scott Houchin of Salem, Wisconsin was traveling southbound on Trail #3 near Copper City around 1:30 Tuesday afternoon. That’s when he reportedly left the trail and struck …

About one dozen Ann Arbor residents are going to court to stop the city’s plan for a deer cull in parks over the next two months. Two dozen parks and nature areas will be closed at night to allow agents contracted with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to kill about …

The wife of Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley appears interested in a run for a Michigan House seat this year. Republican Julie Calley has created a campaign committee to run in the 87th House District, a Republican stronghold that includes Barry as well as a portion of Ionia County. The Gongwer …

Folks are lining up to get their tickets in hopes of getting a piece – or all – of the well over $450 million on the line Wednesday night when the winning Powerball numbers are be drawn. The Powerball pot is the second largest over the past year. The odds …

The straight ticket voting checkbox will be absent from the Michigan ballot, under a bill signed into law by Governor Rick Snyder on Tuesday. Majority Republicans backed the measure saying it would allow the voting public to fully engage in the democratic process by choosing candidates based on their merit …

Local government and school leaders are urging the governor to veto a bill that would block them from using public funds or resources to put out information on ballot questions within 60 days of an election. The Michigan Municipal League says the measure would gag local officials from informing voters …

The director of the University of Michigan’s Prevention Research Center likens President Obama’s executive order calling for more background checks before someone can buy a gun to laws requiring people to obey traffic signals. Marc Zimmerman, who is also professor of health behavior at U of M, calls it a …

Co-op stores are known for having fresh, organic foods from local suppliers. Keweenaw Cooperative in Hancock is a member-owned business first started in 1973 and is open to the public. Keweenaw Cooperative General Manager Curt Webb said, “We work with local producers whenever we can. Typically, here, that’s seasonal, although …

Michigan Tech President Glenn Mroz will continue to serve on the Michigan Education Trust board of trustees. Tech Today reports that Governor Rick Snyder has appointed Mroz to a three-year term. The Michigan Education Trust is a prepaid college tuition plan that enables families to pre-purchase tuition based on today’s …

HOUGHTON, Michigan (January 4, 2016) – A comedy show fundraiser for Copper Country Humane Society (CCHS) in Houghton is returning for another season. “Raise the Woof” takes place Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Orpheum Theater in Hancock with headlining act Sid Davis. The three-act comedy show begins at 8 p.m. Doors open at …