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A bill has been introduced in the Michigan House to make the ladybug the official insect of Michigan. State Representative Ed McBroom is sponsoring the bill on behalf of Connor Royer, a third grader at Lemmer Elementary in Escanaba. Connor learned, through a history lesson, that Michigan doesn’t have a …

Michigan’s junior US Senator is introducing legislation he says will help private student loan borrowers rehabilitate defaulted loans. US Senator Gary Peters says the bill enables a borrower who has defaulted on a private loan, to have the default notice removed from their credit report, if they can make nine …

State Senator Virgil Smith is under arrest on allegations of aggravated assault and malicious destruction of property in connection with shots fired at the car owned by his ex-wife. The incident happened Sunday outside of Smith’s home. No one was injured in the shooting. The Detroit News Reports that the …

An ORV rider may be facing charges after crashing into a boulder. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post were sent to the No. 4 road just off of US-41 Sunday night around 8:00pm. The witness who called 911 said he watched the ORV fail to negotiate a corner …

A Houghton woman is facing drunk driving charges after a car crash with her children inside the car. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post were called out to a one vehicle rollover accident on Friday about 10:40 p.m. on Airport Road near M-26. Police say a passerby came …

Michigan’s Natural Resources Commission says that deer hunting season in the U.P. will not be cancelled this fall. Due to the past two winters being particularly harsh on the U.P. deer population, changes are expected to be made for the upcoming hunting season. According to the Department of Natural Resources, the …

State Representative Scott Dianda is calling for the repeal of the requirement that gun owners always have their weapons secured inside a case when they are transporting them in a car, or carry the weapons in the trunk of their car. Dianda called this requirement an unnecessary burden on gun …

The Finlandia University Gallery in the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock announces its return to spring/summer hours. Beginning May 1, the gallery is openMonday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Please check the gallery webpage, finlandia.edu/finlandia-gallery, for exhibition schedule. The current exhibit Finlandia University International School of Art …

If you missed today’s pick-up of leaves, grass clippings and small branches today in the City of Hancock, you’ll get another chance next Monday. Leaves and branches should be placed at curbside prior to 7:00 am. The City will only pickup leaves and grass clippings if they are placed in …

A small community in Barry County may now hold the title for the world’s longest ice cream sundae. It took 192 volunteers about 10 minutes to build a 1,800 foot ice cream sundae down the center of M-66 in Nashville, Michigan on Saturday, surpassing the Guinness world record by 28 …