The investigation into an alleged assault that reportedly happened at a home on Ryan Street in Hancock is moving forward. Hancock Police Chief Wayne Butler said a group of individuals, possibly 11 to 14 of them, are said to have been involved in an altercation at the house on Thursday, …
Read More »2015 MI Christmas Tree Selected From The U.P. Again
The holiday season is still more than a month away, but the state already has chosen its 2015 Christmas tree. The 66-foot spruce comes from Wakefield in the western Upper Peninsula and is being donated by Florence Daniels in memory of her husband, the late Jim Daniels. Daniels taught and …
Read More »Critics Target Tax Loopholes
An advocacy group and others are calling on the US Senate Finance Committee to close offshore tax loopholes, saying Michigan is losing over $3 billion per year in state tax revenue because of them. Linda Teeter of the Michigan Citizen Education Fund cites a recent PIRG report which shows the …
Read More »Fireman Reciprocity Bill Clears the State Senate
Legislation to make it easier for firefighters coming from out-of-state to be certified in Michigan passed the state Senate. Bill sponsor, state Senator Dale Zorn, says the bill would provide firefighter certification reciprocity with states that have the same certification standards as Michigan. He says the measure would help local …
Read More »Legislative Leaders Disagree on Tax Relief in Roads Plan
State lawmakers continue to disagree on tax cuts included in a proposed plan to repair the state’s roads. Legislative leaders and the governor had been working on a plan to raise $1.2 billion to fix the roads. The latest plan included about $400 million in general fund dollars and $800 …
Read More »Good Samaritan Bill Passes Michigan House
Lawmakers in the Michigan House have passed a Good Samaritan measure billed as a way to protect people under the age of 21 who are trying to get help for a prescription drug overdose. State Representative Al Pscholka is sponsoring the bill and says someone wouldn’t be charged with possessing …
Read More »House Passed Presumptive Parole Bills Likely to Change in Senate
The Republican leader in the Michigan Senate expects changes to bills that would allow nonviolent inmates to get out of prison earlier. The presumptive parole legislation would allow nonviolent offenders to get out of prison after serving their minimum sentence. The legislation has already cleared the state House. But Senate …
Read More »Feeding America Truck Coming To Hancock
Food insecurity is when you’re not sure if you and your family will have enough to eat. It affects nearly 17 percent of those living in Houghton County and more than 18 percent in Baraga County. Finlandia University’s Campus Ministry is teaming up the Western U.P. Food Bank and Feeding …
Read More »Get Paid for Your Old Appliances Saturday at HEET Energy Show
HOUGHTON—Upper Peninsula Power Co. customers can recycle their old refrigerators, freezers and more Saturday at the HEET Energy Show—and get paid for their trouble. Efficiency UNITED is accepting working freezers, refrigerators, room air conditioners and dehumidifiers (sorry, no stoves or electronics) between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Dee Stadium. …
Read More »Seasonal lake sturgeon releases put more than 6,300 fish into Michigan waters
The Department of Natural Resources and several partners released more than 6,300 juvenile lake sturgeon into various public waters across Michigan this summer and fall in an effort to rehabilitate this culturally significant fish species. The table below shows which agencies stocked fish, how many fish were stocked, and the …
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