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Beginning this fall Finlandia University will be offering courses online specifically for high school students interested in dual enrollment. “We saw a great need in the Upper Peninsula for students to have dual enrollment options, and we’re happy to be able to fill that niche,” Director of Admissions Travis Hanson …

Legislation to exempt firearm safety devices from state use and sales taxes is headed to the state Senate. The bills are aimed at getting more gun owners to uses devices such as gun locks, lock boxes, trigger and barrel locks. The Michigan Department of Treasury opposes the change, saying it …

Senate Democrats are urging that chamber’s Republican leadership to move on a bill to expand Michigan’s civil right’s law to cover gay and transgendered people. A group of 10 Democrats signed a letter sent to the Senate Majority leader to take up an expansion of the Elliott-Larsen Act. Senator Coleman …

A bill prohibiting people elected to serve on boards or commissions from taking part in a meeting and vote via Skype or by phone was aired in a Senate committee this week. No vote was taken. State Representative Amanda Price is sponsoring the bill and says it comes down to …

The state is hitting the pause button on road construction projects across Michigan to make room for everyone planning a holiday weekend road trip. Work stopped on Thursday afternoon and won’t pick back up until Monday morning.

The average price of a gallon of gas has flirted with $3 per gallon as the holiday weekend approaches. The increase is tied to the wholesale price increase earlier this week. Gasbuddy.com says the price will begin to go down as the holiday period progresses and should continue to drop over …

Michigan’s travel and tourism season kicks into a higher gear this weekend, according to acting Travel Michigan Director Dave Lorenz. People from other states start visiting Michigan in higher numbers beginning in July. He says increased spending on Pure Michigan advertising is bringing more people to the state. As many as …

Is it safe to go in the water or is it not? Residents have been enjoying the beach in Hubbell for years while different agencies conducted tests and cleanup projects. Torch Lake Township Supervisor Brian Cadwell says the most recent report from the Michigan Department of Community Health expressed concerns …

Police say 41-year-old Jeremy Vernon Looper assaulted a Lake Linden woman with a knife on Monday. The attack is said to have happened at the Centerline Apartments off M-26. The suspect was arrested later that day. Looper was charged in 97th District Court with 1st Degree Home Invasion which is …

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today announced support for the Calumet Village Police Department in Houghton County. This funding comes through the USDA’s Rural Development Community Facility Grant program, which funds critical infrastructure in rural communities across …