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  The Keweenaw Peninsula App brings all of the information a visitor to the area would need with or without cell phone service. The app, developed by the Keweenaw Convention and Visitors Bureau, was selected as one of four finalists to take part in the 2015 Connected Project Awards at …

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal Council primary election will be held this Saturday. Registered voters may vote for two candidates from their district. Voters in the L’Anse District will cast their ballots at the Zeba Community Hall. Voters in the Baraga District will vote at the Ojibwa Senior Citizens …

As lawmakers in the Michigan Senate weigh a bill to allow concealed carry in schools and hospitals – as opposed to open carry — Democrats in the Michigan House are pushing a measure to do the opposite. The bill to do away with open carry is part of a series …

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 bill awaiting a hearing in a state House committee. Currently in Michigan, you can’t carry a pistol into a school, hospital or sports …

An Upper Peninsula fish hatchery run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is in trouble with the feds. Rhonda Burke, a spokeswoman for the Occupational Safety Health Administration, says an inspection earlier this month turned up 11 serious violations and two minor ones. She says the Chippewa County hatchery, …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently released its annual deer forecast. The news wasn’t great for deer hunters, particularly in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. State Senator Tom Casperson thinks it’s a combination of factors that have held back the deer population in the U.P. The Escanaba Republican says some harsh …

While Michigan escaped one of the biggest animal health disasters in U.S. history this past spring, state officials are still warning poultry owners to watch for signs of bird flu during the fall migration season. The advisory comes from the Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development and Natural Resources because …

A barge that sunk in Lake Erie in 1937 is causing concern. The barge, which sank off Sandusky, Ohio, is filled with 4,700 barrels of petroleum. And the U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed discoloration in the water near the wreck over the weekend. MLive reports The Argo, which was discovered …

Flying a drone near a prison in Michigan would be illegal, under legislation sent to the full Senate. The bills would prohibit flying a drone within 1,000 feet of any correctional facility in the state. Violators could be charged with a felony punishable by up to four years in prison …

The chair of the state Senate education committee wants to know why there aren’t more kids proficient in reading in third grade. State Senator Phil Pavlov says he’s concerned that Michigan has made the largest investment in early childhood education in the country and kids still are making it to …