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Houghton, Michigan—Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) is currently planning this year’s Keweenaw Gold annual fundraiser. It will be held on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016, at The Continental Fire Company in Houghton. This year, the theme and focus of the event will be “Keweenaw Gold—Our Community Rocks”. Participants will enjoy the evening …

A corporation that operates two paper mills in the Upper Peninsula announced Tuesday that it’s filing for bankruptcy. Verso Corporation officials said the company and its subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy …

For ABC-10’s Chelsea Snyder’s original story, click here. The Village of Ontonagon is ready to take the next step in its revitalization. The area was one of the four communities in Michigan to be selected for the sustainable small harbor management strategy project. The public got its first look at …

The unemployment rate in the state has dropped, but a larger proportion of those working are under-employed, according to the Corporation for Enterprise Development. Its 2016 Assets and Opportunity Scorecard ranked Michigan 28th among the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Michigan was 25th in 2015. Among the key findings, some …

A study from the University of Michigan says children living with half or step-siblings behave aggressively more often than other kids do. The study, from U of M sociologist and lead author Paula Fomby, also shows that about one in six U.S. children live with a half or step-sibling, a …

Counties couldn’t force farmers to get a permit and pay a fee to do work on their own land under a bill signed into law by the governor. That work includes clearing fence rows, installing irrigation or uprooting trees – anything that disturbs the soil that isn’t plowing or tilling. …

The governor has signed a bill into law allowing people to park for free at state parks during free fishing weekends. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources worries allowing people to park for free on free fishing weekends could cost the department thousands of dollars. During a free fishing weekend …

Riding a motorcycle without an endorsement on your driver’s license could get expensive under legislation that passed a Michigan House committee Tuesday. The measure would increase the fine for a first offense from $100 to $500 and up to $1,000 for a second offense. Jim Rhoades with ABATE Michigan hopes …

Emails sent to and by Governor Rick Snyder relating to Flint’s water crisis have been subpoenaed as part of a class action lawsuit against the state. The subpoenas, which were delivered Monday, are also seeking text messages and other documents that passed through the governor, his staff or Flint’s former …

Governor Snyder’s request for $28 million to help Flint with its drinking water crisis could see action on the state Senate floor this week. The supplemental appropriations bill moved swiftly through the House last week and is set for a hearing Wednesday in the Senate. Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof …