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A special committee determining the fate of State Representatives Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat will pick up where it left off today. On Tuesday Gamrat went before the committee asking for censure, amid a tearful apology. Today it could be Courser’s turn to testify. He’s been invited to come before …

Sixteen people escaped serious injury when a car blew a stop sign in Keweenaw County and pulled out in front of a van. Deputies from the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office were called out to the accident at the intersection of US-41 and M-26 just before 10:00 Sunday night. Officers say a passenger …

The North Woods Conservancy’s photo exhibit highlighting winning photos from its “Get to Know the North Woods” Photo Contest opened August 24 in the Keweenaw National Historical Park’s Visitor Center in Calumet. The exhibit continues through the month of September. The photo contest and exhibit celebrate the Upper Peninsula’s great …

Ongoing maintenance work on the Portage Lake Lift will move into the next phase this fall, and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) cautions motorists to be aware of traffic impacts in the Houghton-Hancock area through December. Moving into the fall construction season, crews will be focusing on deck sealing, …

If it was a hotel, there would be a sign out front saying “No Vacancy.” The Houghton County Jail only has room for 28 inmates. They’ve been at the number or above for a while now. In the 1980’s, there would only be eight to ten inmates at any given …

The number of college student’s binge drinking — having five drinks in a row – is down, according to a study recently released by the University of Michigan. Lloyd Johnston conducted the survey for the U of M and says 35-percent of the students surveyed say they had taken part …

A wildlife ecologist from Michigan Technological University, who’s spent the better part of the last two decades studying wolves and moose on Isle Royale, says the National Park Service should introduce new wolves onto the island now. John Vucetich says the three wolves on the island stopped killing moose a …

Prison reform advocates hope lawmakers in Lansing will soon consider bills that would have low risk inmates paroled after serving their minimum sentence. The legislation is known as “presumptive parole,” and it’s supported by many of those who say the state’s prison budget has gotten out of control. The move, …

The effort by Republicans to push through a measure to reform Michigan’s auto no-fault insurance law continues to struggle, as Democrats oppose the effort as being unfair to motorists and some fellow Republicans also won’t sign on. The insurance industry says the current system is plagued with unsustainable costs, along …

The governor’s interest in moving to a statewide port authority is making some lawmakers nervous. Rick Snyder’s office confirms he’s interested in creating a Michigan Port Authority but won’t release any other details including if and when one could be created. The concept, though, has State Representative Bill LaVoy worried …