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October 29, 2015 – Keep Halloween scary and safe this year by taking simple precautions to lower fire risk and avoid burn-related injuries. Have fun in flame-resistant costumes, trick-or-treat with flashlights or glow sticks, and use extreme caution if using candles to ensure a spooktacular good time. “On Halloween there’s …

Several communities in the Copper Country have set their hours for Trick-or-Treating tomorrow night. In Hancock, kids will be ringing doorbells from 5:00-7:00, in Baraga the hours are from 4:00 till 7:00, in Ontonagon it’s 4:00 to 6:00, and in L’Anse the hours are from 4:00 to 6:30. When it …

HANCOCK, Mich. — Salolampi (which translates to “lake in the woods”) is a Finnish language village near the shore of Turtle River Lake in Bemidji, Minnesota. For decades, young people ages 7-17 have been attending this camp and fully immersing themselves in Finnish language and culture. Fifteen-year-old Benjamin Leinonen, a …

Michigan ranked highest in the nation in political spending on Michigan Supreme Court campaigns last year. That’s according to a report released Thursday. It was issued by Justice at Stake, the Brennan Center for Justice and the national Institute on Money in State Politics. The report said eight candidates spent …

A bill locking in a mandate by the federal government that states run credit checks on kids in foster care as young as 14 years old has passed the Michigan House. State Representative Robert Kosowski is sponsoring the measure, which was originally introduced last session by a colleague before the …

The Michigan House has cleared a series of bills cracking down on people who make methamphetamine. One of the bills would increase the fines and jail time for someone who is caught making meth near a school or library. A second set of legislation would cut someone a break if …

Disabled hunters in Michigan will have more opportunities to get outdoors, under a bill headed to the governor. The measure, which won final legislative approval in the state Senate, would allow those with mobility issues and have certain permits to hunt from personal mobility devices, like an electric wheelchair or …

One state lawmaker says the state may be setting its proficiency goals for students taking the new M-STEP exam too low. The Michigan Department of Education’s Vanessa Keeler says they’re eyeing 85 percent proficiency by 2025. But State Representative Amanda Price, chair of the House Education Committee, thinks it should …

As lawmakers continue to work out a plan to fix the roads, one idea getting shopped around the Capitol is setting some money aside to be used as new materials and techniques develop for building longer lasting roads. The proposal is to take $100 million collected from fuel taxes each …

A pair of Democrats in the Michigan House, along with the Sierra Club, want Enbridge Line 5, an oil pipeline running under the Straits of Mackinac, shut down. State Representative’s Sarah Roberts and Jeff Irwin are cosponsoring two resolutions calling on the governor and attorney general to stop the flow …