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DNR Offers Reward In Houghton County Wolf Poaching Case

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is offering a Report All Poaching (RAP) reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual who shot a gray wolf in Houghton County Saturday. The shooting took place along M-26, one half-mile south of Twin Lakes. DNR conservation officers said …

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Amtrak Adds Trains in MI for Holiday Travel

In an effort to better accommodate the surge of holiday travelers, Amtrak is adding trains on some Michigan routes. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari says the biggest travel days of the year for Amtrak are the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Sunday after. So, he says, they’re adding service on two …

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Holiday Gas Prices to Hover Around $2

As holiday travelers hit the road to get to those Thanksgiving destinations, they’re seeing some pretty agreeable prices at the pump and can expect about the same on the return trip. Currently gas prices are averaging below $2 a gallon in Michigan, almost 25 cents below last week. Patrick DeHaan …

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Detroit Mayor Willing To Take Syrian Refugees

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says he’s comfortable with his city taking in Syrian refugees. Following the terrorist attacks in Paris, several governors, including Michigan’s, called for suspending efforts for settling Syrian refugees in the U.S. pending a review of the vetting process for immigrants, to ensure terrorists don’t come to …

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Youth Advisory Council Students Help Winterize Calumet Home

There are many small ways to save big on your energy bills this winter. Students from the Youth Advisory Council spent part of the weekend helping a Calumet resident do just that with some winterization. Habitat for Humanity got the project started by replacing the windows on the home and …

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Tech QuizBowl Team Wins National Competition

Forestry terminology is no walk in the park. It’s full of taxonomy, long latin names; it deserves its own dictionary. The Society of American Foresters gets this—and requires its student chapter officers to compete in an annual QuizBowl at their meeting. This year, the Michigan Technological University team took first …

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Aspirus Keweenaw Receives 2 National Awards

LAURIUM, MI – Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium is gaining national recognition after receiving two distinguished awards for quality. Aspirus has earned the 2014 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures ® designation from The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States. Aspirus also received …

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