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A state Senate committee late Tuesday approved, on a 4-to-1 vote, legislation that would make some changes to Michigan’s open carry laws. The measure would allow people with the right permit to conceal carry in schools, as opposed to open carry. Current state law doesn’t allow people to conceal carry …

With Fall colors reaching their peak for the season, some of the best views of the Houghton-Hancock hillsides can be found while on the Mont Ripley chair lift. The ski hill’s Copper Hoist Chair lift takes spectators on a 7-10 minute ride to its eastern peak, where there’s cider and …

HOUGHTON—Up to 175 area residents will get complimentary home energy assessments the week of Oct. 19-24, thanks to a pilot program linking the US Department of Energy (DOE), Efficiency UNITED and the Houghton Energy Efficiency Team (HEET). The Home Energy Score program is open to anyone who 1) is a …

[Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation recently awarded the Village of L’Anse $15,000.00 to install new fencing as part of the Village’s Third Street Park Enhancement Project. The fencing is anticipated to be installed by the end of October. The Village of L’Anse applied for funding under the PHFoundation’s outdoor …

Michigan is the ninth most money-savvy state in the country, according to a new study from Gobankingrates.com. The ranking is based on several factors tied to financial health, such as residents’ use of banking services, their saving and investing behaviors, and the availability of statewide financial education policies. Number one …

The Help Wanted sign is out for a new state fire marshal in Michigan following the resignation of Richard Miller on Friday. Miller, who had been working under several contract extensions since his contract expired in March, served in the job for about three and a half years. Governor Snyder …

The Republican leader in the state Senate says his chamber is willing to work with House passed bills to regulate medical marijuana in Michigan. Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof says current medical marijuana laws are messy as a result of the ballot initiative passed in 2008. Meekhof says, in his …

Michigan’s attorney general is lashing out at a plan recently approved by the Michigan House to let nonviolent offenders out of prison when they’re first eligible to be paroled. Bill Schuette says it should be up to the parole board to decide when someone should be released from prison. Under …

High schoolers statewide will now have a chance to help their peers learn how to be better drivers. The Strive for a Safer Drive program is expanding to all Michigan high schools. The program is a partnership between the Ford Driving Skills for Life and the Michigan Office of Highway …

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says his office’s investigation into former state representatives Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat is coming along – but won’t say much more. Courser resigned from office last month, Gamrat was expelled from the House about an hour after Courser stepped down. The two are accused …