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(Calumet, MI) The National Park Service’s Calumet Visitor Center has new days and hours of operation for the winter. The visitor center will be open from January 2 – April 30, 2016, Friday and Saturday, 10:00am to 3:00pm. The visitor center will be open extended hours during special event weekends …

One man was found dead Sunday morning after a house fire in the city of Marquette. Around 7:30 a.m., emergency personnel responded to a structure fire on the 400 block of E. Ohio Street. While battling the fire, the Marquette City Fire Department found the body of 59-year-old John Scott …

A lot of people found drones under the Christmas tree, but what they likely didn’t get was a list of rules to avoid trouble with their new toy. Drones are small remote controlled aircraft that can carry cameras or other small loads and capable of hovering and flying great distances, …

Legislation to allow for a court e-filing system took effect on Friday. State Supreme Court Justice David Viviano says the new system will be designed to modernize court functions by moving away from paper filings. He says the change will make a more efficient process for people who need to …

It’s expected that homicides in Detroit will be down for the third straight year. Unofficial police statistics show there were 295 people killed in the city in 2015, compared to 300 in 2014. The Detroit News reports that the reduction comes despite a December spike in killings. Thirty-eight homicides were …

The Michigan State Waterways Commission has begun to replace the docks at Fayette State Park’s Snail Shell Harbor in the Upper Peninsula. Jim Hansen of Escanaba who chairs the commission’s facilities committee says the $3.1 million project will construct 500 feet of dockage and install electrical hookups. The project had …

Two dozen new recruits began the Department of Natural Resources’ conservation officer training academy over the weekend. The school started Sunday and runs for 22 weeks, including 14 weeks of basic police training and eight weeks of more specialized training. Following graduation, they will then need to complete 18 weeks …

An Upper Peninsula Republican will make a push in 2016 to open up the legislature to Freedom of Information Act Requests. Although State Representative Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, concedes it won’t be easy. He says the challenge is that lawmakers’ speech and debate are protected under the state’s constitution, so he’ll …

Public television broadcasters in Michigan may opt to go dark, taking advantage of a Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) reverse auction. Michigan State University is among them and will make a decision in the coming week, which could impact the future of their PBS television affiliate, WKAR-TV. University President Lou Anna …

The Sanilac County jail, in the Thumb, is trying out a new pilot program to encourage prisoners to be on their best behavior. The jail has given every inmate a tablet, which gives them more access to library materials and resources to look for jobs. The Detroit Free Press reports …