Michigan State Police say preliminary reports indicate that eight people lost their lives in six separate traffic crashes during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. That compares to the 19 traffic crashes that killed 20 people during the holiday weekend last year. According to the reports, two of the victims were …
Read More »Jeb Bush Visits Michigan
Potential Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says the nation’s next president needs to end the notion of “leading from behind.” The former governor of Florida told a group of about 600 people at speaking event in Clinton County the nation needs to repair it’s international relationships. He says we need …
Read More »Synder Calls For An End To Political Blame Game
Governor Rick Snyder says politicians should spend less time playing the blame game. Speaking at the Detroit Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island, Snyder said he’s concerned about the nation’s broken political culture. He says “you cannot maintain being a great country if your leadership spends their time fighting …
Read More »Emergency Response Drills At Houghton’s Airport
What if a plane crashed at the Houghton County Airport and to make matters worse, a second plane went down because it was unable to land because of it? That was the scenario played out yesterday as emergency response crews trained to handle such a situation. Local fire departments go …
Read More »Bike To Work Day
Many people left their car keys at home today and instead took part in the annual Keweenaw Bike To Work day. It’s the seventh year of the event put on by Bike Initiative Keweenaw or BIKE. The purpose of the event is to promote bicycling as an effective means of …
Read More »Fourth Thursday in History: Lost Hancock
Hancock, Michigan is home to many beautiful historic buildings, particularly in its downtown. However, there used to be many more. Some of these buildings were destroyed in catastrophic fires, while others were vacated voluntarily and eventually demolished. All of them have stories to tell about Hancock’s past and present. Join local author …
Read More »DNR fisheries research vessels are out on the water to expand knowledge of Great Lakes
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced that all four of its fisheries research vessels are back on the water, beginning their annual surveys of Great Lakes fish populations. Surveys conducted by these Great Lakes research vessels are designed to examine and collect information on all aspects of the …
Read More »Bear and elk hunters – don’t forget to apply for license by June 1
The Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that they only have until June 1 to apply for bear and elk hunting licenses. There will be 100 elk licenses and 6,951 bear licenses available for the 2015 hunting seasons. Only Michigan residents are eligible to apply for an elk license. Bear …
Read More »More Skilled Trade Workers Needed
Michigan business leaders at the Detroit Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island say the state needs more skilled trades workers. During a seminar on Michigan’s Talent Pipeline, CEOs from the state’s manufacturing and energy industries said there’s a talent gap in the state and they are partnering with local …
Read More »ABLE Program Approved By House
The Michigan House has approved a bill creating a 529 savings plan for disabled children called the ABLE program. It would allow parents or guardians of a disabled child to put money away — tax free — for the child to use later in life to cover medical expenses. ABLE …
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