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The impact of tourism on the state’s economy is growing, and it’s economic impact could be ready to hit $100 billion, according to the Vice President of Travel Michigan. David West appeared before a legislative committee in Lansing to, among other things, tout the Pure Michigan advertising budget of nearly …

While there is a push to have police in Michigan wear body cameras, both state and local officials are struggling over just how to pay for it. State Senate Republican Rick Jones, a former sheriff in Michigan, says it’s a “good idea,” but he says the cost will be “great” …

Pack the Dee and help Houghton be named Hockeyville USA. That’s what residents from throughout the area are being asked to do, as part of the national contest put on by Kraft Foods. Communities are competing for the title along with $150,000 for improvements to their rink and the privilege …

One last opportunity remains to see the sleds of the 2015 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge in action. The Keweenaw Research Center will be open to the public tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. The teams will be competing in the Polaris Acceleration and the Objective Handling events followed by the ZE Acceleration …

Not sure if any bears have woken up yet, but if they have—they might get chased by cross country skiers tomorrow. The 35th annual Great Bear Chase will be held on the Swedetown Trails in Calumet Saturday. The ski marathon presented by U.P. Health-Portage features several race formats including 50 …

No matter what the score, everyone wins when the local police face off against the firefighters in the annual Pigs-n-Heat Hockey Game. The game will be played tomorrow at 7pm at the Calumet Colosseum. Lieutenant Nick Roberts of the Houghton Police Department says this is a special event for them …

Three Michigan locations are in the running for the best travel destinations in America in a new USA Today online contest–including two in the Upper Peninsula. People can vote from a list of nominees in several categories. In the Western U.P., the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State park is vying for best State …

U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow, and Gary Peters say they are pleased with  the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative announcement to spend more than $1,1 million to battle invasive species in the Great Lakes. The money will help the efforts of the Upper Peninsula Resource Conservation & Development Council and the Alger Conservation …

US-41 between Alberta and Covington had traffic re-routed for most of Wednesday afternoon and evening, after an accident involving a logging truck. The accident happened at about 2:30 p.m. Police say the logging truck suffered an equipment malfunction of some kind and lost its logs. Two other semis and a …

    A new ski destination will open up next winter in the Copper Country, the first of its kind in the area. Mt. Bohemia will take skiers via snowcat to Voodoo Mountain on the north side of the Keweenaw Peninsula. Voodoo Mountain will eventually feature over 1,200 skiable acres …