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Fall Cleanup efforts will be underway over the next few weeks. Houghton residents are invited to bring debris from their cleanup to the Trash Collection Center between October 2nd and November 1st. The hours are Fridays between 4:00pm and 8:00pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00am to 4:00pm. The center …

The 2013 Façade Project for businesses in downtown Houghton is now officially complete. The city council wrapped up the project with a final public hearing at their regular meeting on Wednesday. The project funded improvements for the Douglass Agency building, the Statewide Real Estate building, the Blue Iris Building and Joe …

Two people are recovering after their small plane crashed in a field in Sanilac County on Tuesday afternoon. A 69-year-old man and 64-year-old woman were found wandering around outside the plane following the crash that occurred around 2:30 p-m. The Harrison Township residents had taken off from the Sandusky airport …

The public will soon have a chance to own a piece of the Michigan State Capitol dome. The Michigan State Capitol Commission decided Tuesday to make available 100 decorative sandstone pieces, or modillions, that are being replaced as part of a $6.5 million overhaul of the dome. Commissioner Kerry Chartkoff …

State lawmakers are considering bills to make coercing a woman into an abortion a crime. The legislation would define coercion in cases of abortion and set up varying penalties depending on the severity of the crime. But Shelli Weisberg of the American Civil Liberties Union says the bills don’t go …

Michigan Lottery officials say a Kentwood woman found a one-million dollar Mega Millions ticket in a stack of old mail. Linda Tuttle showed up at the lottery office in Lansing to claim her prize Tuesday. She told officials she was going through the mail and found the ticket but had …

Legislation to ban full nude entertainment at businesses that serve alcohol is advancing through the state legislature. A court recently ruled Michigan’s ban on full nudity at businesses that serve alcohol unconstitutional. Bill sponsor, Senator Rick Jones says his legislation would bring the state in-line with the ruling. The court …

A bill headed to the state Senate would make it easier for a step-parent to adopt their spouse’s child. Bill sponsor, Senator Tonya Schuitmaker says currently in Michigan a parent has to petition the court for sole custody of a child before filing to terminate parental rights. She says this …

Michigan’s US Senators have introduced legislation requiring a review of hazardous materials pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac region, in an effort to ensure against spills and be able to react quickly when a spill occurs. The introduction by Senate Democrats Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow comes the same week …

Some Upper Peninsula residents are being targeted by a phone scam threatening to cut their utilities. Gladstone Public Safety Officers say a company calling itself the “City of Gladstone Disconnection Department” is calling city residents requesting credit card information. The caller tells residents that their utilities will be disconnected if …