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A national research group says in a new report that Michigan’s economic recovery could be in jeopardy because of deteriorating roads and bridges and a lack of funding to fix them. The report is from “The Road Information Program,” a private non-profit group in Washington DC. The group says the …

Only three wolves seem to remain in Isle Royale National Park. Tech Today reports that researchers from Michigan Tech observed the wolves during their annual Winter Study. There were nine wolves observed last winter. Scientists estimate there are 1,250 moose on the island and observed two visiting wolves, which came …

A small child is home safe after being lost in the woods in Houghton County. The sheriff’s department says a six-year old boy had been left behind in a wooded area along Coles Creek on Friday afternoon. The child had been playing with relatives behind the family residence. A search …

The Michigan State Police are investigating a fatal vehicle fire in Schoolcraft County. Three bodies were found inside of a burned up vehicle. At approximately 5:30 p.m. Friday, Troopers from the Manistique Detachment were called to a gravel road in Doyle Township where the burnt vehicle had been found. The …

The search continues for two women who have now been missing for more than a week. 53-year old Leslie Roy of Nebraska and 56-year old Lee Wright of Oklahoma were traveling together through the Upper Peninsula. They were last seen the morning of Saturday, April 11th when they left a …

A Crystal Falls woman is dead after she fell off a cliff Saturday Afternoon. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Iron Mountain Post were called to Horse Race Rapids in Mastadon Township around 3:30 p.m. Police say 70-year-old Sandra Waldo died as a result of her internal injuries. The accident …

A manhunt that included the U.S. Marshals Service is over after law enforcement caught up with the suspect in Bessemer. The Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team arrested a 30-year-old man just before midnight Friday on a felony warrant from the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department. The man also had felony warrants …

Michigan’s Peace of Mind registry website is now live, making Michigan residents the first to have their health care wishes accessible wherever they travel in the United States. The registry website is www.mipeaceofmind.org. The sponsor of the law creating the registry, State Senator Jim Marleau, says residents can create an …

The Department of Natural Resources has approved the second round of projects under its Aquatic Habitat Grant Program. A total of 18 applications seeking $3.4 million were received and evaluated with the DNR approving seven projects totaling $1.25 million. They include $365,000 to the Friends of the Shiawassee River for …

A lawsuit has been filed in federal court in Marquette by a Northern Michigan University faculty member and a student against five members of the Board of Directors of the university’s student newspaper. Professor of English Cheryl Reed and current North Wind newspaper managing editor Michael Williams filed the suit …