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It’s looking like the Michigan Senate won’t tackle presumptive parole legislation, allowing inmates to be released based on their minimum sentence, before the end of the year. The legislation passed the House in early October, but will likely have a longer journey in the upper-chamber. Senator Geoff Proos, vice chair …

The Michigan Senate will carry two major legislative issues with it into 2016. Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof says his chamber won’t take up energy policy reforms or the governor’s plan to help Detroit Public Schools in the next two to three weeks. Instead, he says the Senate will start …

A Hancock man is facing a felony counterfeiting charge. 26-year-old Nicholas Edwards was charged with one count of Counterfeiting-coins/possession which is a felony punishable by life or any terms of years. He was arrested after the Houghton Police Department received a complaint on Sunday from a local business of suspected …

A child’s Christmas list can be harder for Santa to fill for families who could use a little help this year. The Keweenaw Detachment #1016 of the Marine Corps League is currently holding their 16th Annual Toys for Tots campaign in the Copper Country. Just last year, they distributed over 4,000 …

This year, on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, the Portage Health Foundation is participating in #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving. Last year, more than 27,000 organizations in 68 countries came together to celebrate #GivingTuesday.  Since its founding in 2012, #GivingTuesday has inspired giving around the world, resulting in greater …

Bedtime stories are among the most cherished childhood memories. You don’t need much—a good book, a warm pair of pajamas, and your child is all set. The Youth Advisory Council of the Keweenaw Community Foundation is running a book and pajama drive for the kids in the local community. KCF …

Vice President Joe Biden will have a Michigan Christmas tree this upcoming holiday. Korson’s Tree Farms in Sidney in Montcalm County is sending eight trees to Biden’s home in Washington, D.C. after winning second reserve champion at the 2015 National Tree Contest in July. Jessica Korson, one the owners of …

As Michigan’s firearm deer season comes to a close, hunters may have noticed something different this year: more women hunting. A report released in October shows that while the number of people hunting nationwide is down, the number of female hunters in Michigan is up. That’s not surprising to Michigan …

Registered medical marijuana patients that smoke pot in their cars in a public parking lot aren’t immune from prosecution. The Michigan appeals court ruled Wednesday that a parking lot is a public place so the state’s voter-approved medical marijuana law provides no protections for a patient who uses the drug …

Retired and off-duty Department of Corrections’ (DOC) officers would be added to the list of those allowed to carry a gun in gun free zones, under a legislation signed by the governor Monday. Currently in Michigan, you can’t carry a pistol into a school, hospital or sports stadium because they …