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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. …

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 …