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Thursday is the Great American Smokeout Day. This was created as an effort to get more people to stop smoking and using tobacco products. According to the American Cancer Society, 42-million Americans still smoke as of 2013, helping to make tobacco use the single largest preventable cause of disease and …

Consumers Energy business and residential customers in Michigan have been scammed to the tune of more than $81,000, according to the Michigan State Police and the utility. The utility says there has been more than one-thousand attempts by criminals to con small business owners into making payments they believe are …

A lot of Michiganders will be heading home for the holidays next week, the most in eight years according to a new survey from AAA Michigan. AAA projects more than 1.5 million Michiganders will journey 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving, which is nearly 1 percent more than …

The jobless rate in Michigan held steady during October, at five percent. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget says total employment rose by 9,000 last month. The number of unemployed rose by 3,000. The state’s unemployment rate is 1.6 percent below its year-ago level of 6.6 percent. The national jobless …

The jobless rate in Michigan held steady during October, at five percent. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget says total employment rose by 9,000 last month. The number of unemployed rose by 3,000. The state’s unemployment rate is 1.6 percent below its year-ago level of 6.6 percent. The national jobless …

Former President Bill Clinton came to Michigan State University Wednesday to talk about his post-presidency work in public service. Clinton was the keynote speaker at a public service forum where he received the university’s first Spartan Statesmanship Award for Distinguished Public Service. During his speech, Clinton talked about the importance …

The Houghton Police Department is investigating a personal injury accident in Houghton. The accident happened just after 5pm Tuesday. A 22-year-old Chassell man was bicycling south on Bridge street near Montezuma Avenue when he collided with a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old male from Atlantic Mine. Police say the bicyclist …

It’s home to several hockey teams–including Finlandia University, two high school teams, junior hockey and even the Keweenaw Roller Girls roller derby team. And that’s just a few of the events that are held at the Houghton County Arena. Built in the 1970’s, the arena started with a natural ice …

With ski season just around the corner, and very little snow to ski on, many are wondering how this unusually warm weather will affect local ski areas. Weather reports are predicting what’s called an El Niño. Historically, this has meant higher temperatures and less precipitation. The last El Niño experienced …

Michigan has won an award – for its rumble strips. The Roadway Safety Foundation and the Federal Highway Administration has recognized Michigan’s efforts to reduce run-off-the-road and fatal crashes caused by people drifting out of their lane. Research has shown that nearly half of all crashes were caused by lane …