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A case against a Hancock man accused of causing the death of his infant son is moving forward. 27-year-old Benjamin Reilly waved his preliminary hearing in 97th District Court Monday and was bound over to Circuit Court. In July, police say Reilly gave his child an alcoholic beverage and then …
Read More »DNR Confirms 4th Case Of Chronic Wasting Disease
The Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a fourth case of chronic wasting disease in a southern Michigan deer. According to the DNR, a hunter from Clinton County’s Dewitt Township brought in the year-and-a-half-old buck last month. Tests have since confirmed the deer had the neurological disease. Three other infected …
Read More »MHSAA Releases Concussions Data
Michigan high schools averaged about three sports-related concussions per school in the fall, according to preliminary data from the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). MHSAA spokesman, John Johnson, says 744, or 99-percent, of its high school members submitted numbers at the end of the fall sports season. The data …
Read More »Group Offers Alternatives To Enbridge Line 5
A group of Environmentalists and scientists have released a report they say underscores the need to shut down Enbridge’s pipeline running through the Straits of Mackinac and offers an alternative plan. The Line 5 pipeline shuttles light crude oil to Canada and propane to the Upper Peninsula. Gary Street, a …
Read More »State Panel Shoots Down Language For Two Recall Petitions
Language for a petition to recall Michigan’s governor and a northern Michigan state senator have been rejected by a state board. Detroit pastor Angelo Scott Brown has tried two other times to get a petition approved to recall Governor Rick Snyder over his handling of the Flint water crisis. Both …
Read More »Incentive Program Created by AB InBev to Sell More Beer is a No-Go in Michigan
An incentive program recently created by AB InBev, the parent company of Anheuser-Busch, to try and get distributors to sell more if its beer will be a non-issue in Michigan. That’s according to Spencer Nevins, president of the Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association, who says offering money or rebates …
Read More »Lawmakers Pick Back Up On Data Center Bills
One of the big issues facing lawmakers in Lansing during their final week of session before adjourning for the holidays is a proposal to offer tax breaks to new and existing data centers in the state. Nevada-based Switch wants the tax incentives before it agrees to open a data center in West …
Read More »Lifts For Marine Traffic At Portage Lake Lift Bridge To End For Season On Dec. 15
December 11, 2015 – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is reminding the public that, due to ongoing maintenance work on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge, the bridge will not be operable for marine lifts after Dec.15. The bridge is scheduled to resume normal operation April 15, 2016. The $8.4 …
Read More »Portage Lake District Library Hires New Director
The Portage Lake District Library Board of Trustees has hired Dillon Geshel as the new Library Director. Geshel served as interim director since the retirement of Shawn Leche in late August. The vote to hire Geshel was unanimous. “Dillon understands this community and its library needs,” said Jennifer Donovan, …
Read More »Boat Found By Houghton County Sheriff's Department
Looking for your boat? The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department has recovered a small 12-foot older model aluminum boat. It was found on the shores of Agate Beach in Stanton Township on Friday. It has a Minnesota registration on it and is dented all over with two small cracks in the …
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