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National Park Service Press Release (Calumet) The National Park Service would like to notify the public about a project to remove several mature cedar trees from the Keweenaw National Historical Park headquarters area this week. One tree at headquarters will be removed. It is located on the northeast corner of …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources would like to remind hunters of changes to the state’s hunting license structure that took effect in 2014. A base license is now required for all hunters. The base license includes small game hunting, whether they choose to hunt small game or not. Base …

Gas Prices are up slightly this week across Michigan after two weeks of decline. A AAA Michigan survey shows about a penny per gallon increase, compared with last week, while GasBuddy.com posts the increase at 3.9 cents higher. Both cite a statewide average of $2.35 per gallon. GasBuddy.com says the national …

A coalition of business and labor groups says more needs to be done to reign in healthcare costs. The Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM) released a report showing the rising cost of the average family insurance premium outpaced income growth from 2008 to 2013, meaning workers effectively made less in …

New research from Wayne State University has found that exposure to lead can have serious health impacts to children of pregnant woman, and even her grandchildren many years later. The research, from Doctor Douglas Ruden, professor at WSU’s obstetrics and gynecology department, shows that a mother’s lead exposure can affect …

A governor appointed task force charged with looking into opioid use and abuse in Michigan is making recommendations to help curb the growing problem. The Michigan Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Task Force, headed by Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley, is suggesting more than a dozen changes. Among them would be …

The vice chair of an Indian tribal authority that decided to shut down commercial tribal fishing early this year says the decision was not an easy one. And Tom Schomin, of the Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority or CORA, knows it will hit some fishing families hard. Schomin says fishermen hit …

A little rain won’t stop these kids from getting their Halloween treats. Despite the weather, hundreds of costumed families filled the streets of downtown Houghton for Treat Street. Houghton Police Lieutenant Nick Roberts says, “Treat Street has been going on for seven years now. It gets bigger every year. Last …

[Hancock, MI] Allouez Township was recently awarded $20,952 from the Portage Health Foundation to install a new sand volleyball court at Mohawk Park and to construct a Fit Trail around Seneca Lake. Allouez Township applied for funding under the PHFoundation’s outdoor recreation RFP. The grant funding was a result of …

The head of the L’Anse Area Schools is being tapped for a new position. Superintendent Carrie Meyer has been offered the same position in the Ishpeming Public Schools District. The board interviewed a number of candidates, all with some form of superintendent experience or as long–standing building administrator. But in the …