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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 …

With people packing into the airports to get to their holiday destinations Wednesday, the airports are offering some tips to make the trip a little easier. Tara Hernandez is a spokeswoman at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport. She says the best thing a traveler can do to ensure a …

Law enforcement officials would like to see changes to the caregiver model, under Michigan’s medical marijuana law. Voters approved the state’s medical marijuana law in 2008, which created a system of caregivers and patients, but not dispensaries. But bills moving through the legislature would allow for dispensaries, tax them at …

A Canadian exploration company will have more time to develop its copper mining projects in the Upper Peninsula. A statement from the Highland Copper Company says they’ve worked out an amendment to their agreement with BRP LLC to extend the deadline for Highland to complete a feasibility study on the …

HOUGHTON — State Representative Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) plans to honor the Ambassador Restaurant with a State of Michigan tribute signed by Governor Rick Snyder, Senator Tom Casperson, and Representative Scott Dianda. “It is a privilege to commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Ambassador Restaurant under and to commend their establishment …

Icy roads are being partly blamed for an accident in Chassell Township on Monday. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department says the accident happened around 3:45pm on the North Entry Road. The vehicle was being driven by a 51-year-old Calumet man was attempting to negotiate a sharp corner on the road …

A pair of Snowy Owls are back in the air after being nursed back to health by the Chocolay Raptor Center. Center co-founder Jerry Maynard says he and Bob Jensen are used to dealing with Snowy Owls, but their recent situation with the birds left them and others a bit …

Michigan Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologists said today the firearm deer hunting season in the Upper Peninsula is moving ahead according to forecast, with many hunters seeing fewer deer, while others are harvesting some fantastic older bucks. After three consecutive severe winters in the region, DNR biologists predicted hunters …