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Governor Rick Snyder has been hospitalized in Ann Arbor, and is diagnosed with a blood clot in his leg. The clot is in the same leg where he partially tore his Achilles’ tendon earlier this year. A spokesperson for Snyder says the governor is in St. Joseph’s Mercy Health System hospital, and …

If you’re driving through the Michigan Tech campus right now, chances are the people you see working on snow statues have been there since last night. It was part of the all-nighter which features music, games, food and final touches on snow statues. Blue Key President Andrew Conley says groups …

Would you like to volunteer at the CopperDog 150? This Saturday, meet race officials and other volunteers at River Valley Bank in Calumet for a special volunteer social and learn about the opportunities. Volunteer Coordinator Brian Donnely says there will be a lot to do. The event will take place …

Governor Rick Snyder says parents should vaccinate their children but stopped short of calling for Michigan to toughen its law that allows parents to opt-out of having their children vaccinated if they have a personal belief against it. A national debate has erupted against the anti-vaccination movement in recent weeks …

Michigan is the 8th worst state at controlling bullying. That according to WalletHub.com, which analyzed statistics from each state. The state is 38th in the percentage of high school students bullied on school property, and 39th in the percentage of high school students bullied online. Eight states were not included …

Governor Rick Snyder says he will not appeal U.S. District Court Judge Mark Goldsmith’s ruling recognizing the validity of the approximately 300 same-sex couples married in four counties in Michigan on March 22, 2014. The Governor says his administration will follow the law and extend state marriage benefits to those …

Three of the 17 people involved in a large drug bust from December appeared in 97th District Court in L’anse yesterday morning for preliminary exams. Brenda Maki, of Nisula decided to waive her right to a preliminary exam and her case will be bound over to Circuit Court. Warren Selden …

One of the elements of the recent deal to stop huge electric rate increases across the U.P. is now in place. The Cloverland Electric Co-Op, out of the eastern U.P., says Cliffs Natural Resources is once again buying power for the Empire and Tilden Mines from Marquette’s Presque Isle Power …

White Pine Copper, LLC, a subsidiary of Canadian company Highland Copper, is on its way to finding out more about the potential for mining copper near the site of the former White Pine mine. An experienced, multi-disciplinary staff gathered at the site in 2014 to undertake the pre-feasibility study required …

A special program is underway at Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly. Through a grant from the Keweenaw Community Foundation’s Portage Community Health Endowment, Little Brothers has launched its “Serve It Up Safely” food safety program. Program Director Carol Korpela says with all the meals they prepare, it was necessary to …