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A Michigan Legislative committee today will consider a measure that repeals the mandatory minimum sentence for a first time conviction on a felony firearm charge. The bill effectively gives more sentencing discretion to judges, and also allows judges to hand down a sentence consecutively with other sentences. It’s part of …

Local governments would get first crack at buying used snow plows from the state under a bill due for a vote in the Michigan House. Right now the state puts old equipment up for auction on a state-run website called MI Bid. Some local governments, particularly in the U. P., …

A Michigan House committee is debating who should be on the hook to pay to get rid of bed bugs if there’s an infestation – the landlord or the tenant. A bill currently before the House Judiciary Committee would put the onus on the tenant. But some lawmakers question if …

$32,000 goal to secure matching grant through MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative Lansing, Mich. – The Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Calumet Township today announced a new crowdfunding campaign through Michigan-based crowdfunding platform, Patronicity. The campaign will support the re-purposing of a historic manufacturing site, The Drill Shop, into …

A 52-year-old Lake Linden man spent the weekend in the Ontonagon County jail after being found in his car in a ditch early Friday morning.  Ontonagon County sheriff’s deputies tell us they found Randell Keeling behind the wheel of the car along M-26 near M-38.  They say Keeling became assaultive as they removed …

A new road maintenance project gets underway today in Ontonagon County. The Michigan Department of Transportation will be replacing the US-45 culvert over the east branch of the Baltimore River south of Bruce Crossing. The project will require lane closures under flag control and a temporary signal. Work on the …

Multiple studies have shown that domestic abusers often seek to manipulate or intimidate their victims by threatening or harming their pets. U.S. Senators Gary Peters as co-sponsored the Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act, to protect victims of domestic violence from emotional and psychological trauma caused by acts or threats …

The Keweenaw Young Professionals are inviting the community to get in on the ground floor of a new social app called Gather KYP will be hosting a special meet-up at The Continental Fire Co tomorrow starting at 6 p.m. The group says they will now be able to connect in …

A century and a half ago, the first Finnish immigrants arrived in Hancock, and a celebration this Saturday will mark that significant occasion. Starting at 11:00am, the City of Hancock’s Finnish Theme Committee invites the public to a ceremony at Finlandia University’s Quincy Green that will not only remember those …

A new Triple-A Michigan survey shows that motorists are paying nearly a quarter more per gallon, on average, at the gas pump this week but the current statewide average of $2.96 per gallon is still about 97 cents less than this same time one year ago. Of the cities surveyed …