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Since the discovery in May of a free-ranging deer infected with chronic wasting disease in Ingham County, Michigan, the state’s Department of Natural Resources has been hard at work sampling deer from the immediate area for additional signs of the disease and putting into effect emergency precautions to prevent as …

Representative John Kivela has introduced a new bill to help in the fight against meth. The bill creates a misdemeanor crime concerning meth production and allows prosecutors the choice between charging suspects with a misdemeanor or a felony. Previously suspects could only be charged with a felony. The hope is …

Father’s Day weekend has arrived and that mean’s it’s time for the annual Bridgefest and Bridgefeast celebration. What began as an event to mark the anniversary of the opening of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge in 1959, Bridgefest has evolved over the years to include several different attractions. The Houghton …

Pastyfest 2015 has a new logo and a winner of their logo contest. Calumet’s Jake Steinhoff is the award-winning artist this year. The logo will be featured on T-shirts that can be purchased at the Main Street Calumet tent in Agassiz park during the event or through their website. Pastyfest …

Michigan Interfaith Power & Light (Michigan IPL) and Efficiency UNITED are leading Energy-Savings events at two area churches Tuesday and Wednesday, June 23 and 24, at 6:30 p.m. Julie Lyons Bricker of Michigan IPL will provide easy, inexpensive tips for homeowners that will help lower their utility bills—often significantly. Representatives …

A pair of regular visitors to the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge have made the trip again this year – and they’re staying to raise their family. Karl Hansen, bridge engineer for the International Bridge Administration (IBA), reported that pair of peregrine falcons have successfully nested atop the bridge between …

A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in Manistique has been indicted on charges of mail destruction. According to a statement from U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles, Sarah Paradise allegedly did not deliver Standard A Mail, which is bulk business mail, in Manistique from March 2013 until early March 2014. The …

Lawmakers in the Michigan House paused during a hectic session day Thursday to remember the victims of a church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. House Speaker Kevin Cotter singled out the church’s pastor, Clementa Pinckney. Nine people were killed in the shooting Wednesday night.

Most bills in a package to create an early warning system for financially distressed schools are headed to the governor. The legislation that creates reporting standards for cash strapped schools is aimed at keeping schools out of emergency management. All but one of the bills cleared the legislature. One was …

The Michigan House and Senate have dropped the hammer on the state’s film incentive program, voting to stop funding it altogether. Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich says the legislation now makes the state’s Film Office barely serviceable. It will be up to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to fund the …