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Bills reforming juvenile justice laws in Michigan are on tap in the legislature after lawmakers return from their Thanksgiving break this week. The bills return the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to 18. Currently Michigan allows 17-year olds to be automatically tried as adults. Another bill in the package allows …

The Canadian government has again delayed a decision on whether or not to move forward with a controversial nuclear waste site less than a mile from the shore of Lake Huron. The Minister of Environment and Climate Change Friday announced a final decision won’t come until March of 2016. The …

If you are a senior in the Copper Country, then there is no reason to spend this Thanksgiving alone. Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly will once again be hosting holiday dinners at 10 locations in the area. These are definitely not soup kitchens. Little Brothers Executive Director Cathy Aten …

There are a lot of turkeys who wish they could still run on Thursday. The 4th Annual Turkey Trot will be held on Thanksgiving. Participants will meet in the lobby of U.P. Health System—Portage at 9am. Health & Fitness Manager Angela Luskin says it’s a free 5k run/walk that’s fun …

Once the turkey is gone and the dishes are clean, it’s time to start thinking Christmas. After a busy shopping day Friday, you and your family are invited to Hancock to take part in the annual Christmas Walk through downtown. Carol Freeman of the Hancock Businesses and Professionals Association says …

Chestnuts–they are as much a part of the holidays as holly and mistletoe. But if you’ve ever actually had a roasted chestnut, it was likely imported from overseas. That’s because a blight in the early 1900’s virtually wiped out the great American Chestnut tree throughout the Appalachian range. Though not …

A downtown Houghton restaurant is celebrating 50 years in the same location and owned by the same family. The Ambassador became a restaurant when the Rossi family took over in 1965. State Representative Scott Dianda presented a tribute marking the milestone, which was also signed by Governor Rick Snyder and …

Hundreds of children in Michigan are in foster care and in need of a home. People thinking about adoption often don’t know where to even start. Adoption Day events, like the one held Tuesday in Houghton, provide those people a place to come and learn about the process. The event …

Coast Guard crews have begun the tedious process of pulling 10,000 gallons of chemicals from an old shipwreck sitting at the bottom of Lake Erie. The Argo sank in 1937 with 4,700 barrels of petroleum-based chemicals on board. An amateur diver discovered the wreck in August, and also noticed a …

The governor Tuesday signed into law a bill to make it easier for those who inherit a handgun to sell it. Under current law, a person in Michigan must be licensed to possess a pistol, but bill sponsor, state Senator Mike Shirkey says there’s some ambiguity when it concerns getting …