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The Board of State Canvassers has given the green light to petition language to recall the governor over the Flint water crisis. The same panel also rejected five other petitions to recall Rick Snyder and one to recall Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley. Organizers now have 180 days to start circulating …

The Board of State Canvassers has given the green light to petition language to recall the governor over the Flint water crisis. The same panel also rejected five other petitions to recall Rick Snyder and one to recall Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley. Organizers now have 180 days to start circulating …

Water samples from homes in Flint have found lead levels that exceeded the Environmental Protection Agency’s action level in 19 homes and five homes had levels that exceeded 100 parts per billion. Water from 175 homes was sampled. The homes are considered by the state and the feds to be …

Water samples from homes in Flint have found lead levels that exceeded the Environmental Protection Agency’s action level in 19 homes and five homes had levels that exceeded 100 parts per billion. Water from 175 homes was sampled. The homes are considered by the state and the feds to be …

Governor Rick Snyder says his office will release thousands of pages of emails soon relating to the Flint water crisis. He tells the Detroit News the emails will date back to 2011 and will include messages his staff sent or received related to the city’s water supply. Snyder wouldn’t say …

Governor Rick Snyder says his office will release thousands of pages of emails soon relating to the Flint water crisis. He tells the Detroit News the emails will date back to 2011 and will include messages his staff sent or received related to the city’s water supply. Snyder wouldn’t say …

Three buildings in the last two weeks have experienced weather-related damage in Houghton County. The roof of the banquet hall connected to The Irish Times in Laurium came down in the early morning hours of February 10th. Last week, the former Usitalo Service Station in South Range buckled under what …

Three buildings in the last two weeks have experienced weather-related damage in Houghton County. The roof of the banquet hall connected to The Irish Times in Laurium came down in the early morning hours of February 10th. Last week, the former Usitalo Service Station in South Range buckled under what …

City officials continue to assess the damage surrounding the collapse of the roof of the historic Kirkish Furniture building in downtown Houghton. The upper portion of the building came down early Saturday morning. The building is owned by Adventure Properties, LLC. No one was inside the building at the time …

Five schools from the Copper Country participated in this year’s History Day competition. Middle and high school students from Houghton, Hancock, Calumet, Lake Linden and Jeffers created historical research projects to be presented across various mediums. Some students arranged their work in a display, while others opted for essays, documentaries, websites …