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Call when you can–text when you can’t. That’s the word from the Upper Peninsula 911 Authority, which inaugurates a new text service starting Monday. All U.P. emergency call centers will be able to accept texts from wireless devices effective that day. The project is a joint venture between the Authority …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced confirmation of gray wolf occurrence in Emmet County, marking the second confirmation of wolf presence in the Lower Peninsula since 1910. Late last week, the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians received confirmation from Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, that scat …

A man arrested by the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team on marijuana charges was arraigned in Baraga County District Court Thursday morning. 55-year-old Dan Charles Grandy of L’Anse is charged with three counts of delivery or manufacture of marijuana, which is a felony punishable by up to four years imprisonment …

Michigan Tech continues to provide students opportunities to meet with potential employers at this year’s Career Fest. Industry day events, like Energy Day, take place between classes. So students can be more comfortable meeting the companies. Michigan Tech’s Associate Director for Employee Relations Jim Dersrochers said, “So these days are …

Heroin use is on the rise in Houghton and the surrounding areas as both the supply and the demand continue to increase. Addicts who have had a history of abusing prescription pills are turning to heroin because access to their former drug of choice has been reduced. Houghton Police Chief …

Say you’ve been diagnosed with prostate cancer, the second-leading cause of cancer death in men. You opt for surgery to remove your prostate. Three months later, a prostate surface antigen (PSA) test shows no prostate cells in your body. Everyone rejoices. Until 18 months later, when another PSA test reveals …

Michigan Department of Natural Resources Director Keith Creagh approved several land transactions at the Sept. 10 meeting of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission in Lansing. Among them were three transactions in the Upper Peninsula — in Gogebic, Houghton and Mackinac counties — which are expected to help provide public recreation …

A new poll in Michigan shows Ben Carson leading the field of Republican candidates for president. The survey, by Lansing-based Marketing Resource Group, has Carson topping the field at 24 percent. Donald Trump is a close second at 22 percent and within the margin of error. Beyond those two, no …

More people are working in Michigan, according to new jobless numbers. The state’s unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point to 5.1 percent, the same as the national rate and the lowest recorded in Michigan since July 2001. Numbers from the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget show …

A group driving the push for employers to offer paid sick time to their employees is beginning to collect signatures for a ballot proposal. The Reverend Lindsay Anderson, of the Detroit Cooperative Parish, says it’s not fair for people to have to choose between staying well and paying the bills. …