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Governor Rick Snyder signed a number of bills into law Tuesday in Lansing, including a couple sponsored by U.P. legislators. A bill sponsored by State Representative Ed McBroom was signed which allows for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to issue shooting permits in areas where bears are damaging crops. …

While some bills were approved, many were vetoed including one bill sponsored by Representative Scott Dianda. The bill was looking to remove the prohibition on prorating licensing and transfer fees associated with liquor licenses. It was approved by both the state House and Senate but Governor Rick Snyder shot it …

If you’re going to be around Calumet tonight to enjoy New Year’s Eve and are probably going to need a ride home, SS Taxi Service will be offering free rides home. If the location of the bar or party is within a 10 mile radius of Calumet, call 369-4041 anytime …

Upper Peninsula Power Company crews are planning to lower water levels at their hydro reservoirs in the western U.P. The drawdowns will begin in January in accordance with federal regulations and are in anticipation of annual spring runoff. The first drawdowns will be at the Victoria Dam and Bond Falls …

With 2014 winding down, many people will be setting their New Year’s resolutions soon, and for men who want to work on fitness, UP Health System Portage is holding a special event next month. The sixth annual Men’s Health Tune-Up will take place on January 17th at Hancock High School. The …

Governor Rick Snyder has said no to the idea of college athletes unionizing. The governor Tuesday signed a bill into law that bans student-athletes at state public universities from forming or joining a union. The measure had passed both the house and senate mostly on party-line votes, as Republicans mostly …

Governor Rick Snyder has signed legislation to change the legal blood-alcohol limit for drivers operating watercraft, snowmobiles and off-road vehicles. The bills make the blood alcohol limit 0.08 in Michigan while operating all watercraft, snowmobiles and off-road vehicles. The legislation reduces the limit from its current level of 0.10 to …

The Department of Natural Resources says it put more than 22 million fish into Michigan’s waters this year. The DNR’s Fisheries Division stocked six different species during the fall, totaling more than 483,000 fish that weighed more than 8.8 tons. Brook trout, lake trout, rainbow trout, steelhead, Atlantic salmon, walleye …

State Senator Tom Casperson says he was shocked with the recent federal court ruling that threw out the decision to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list. The move bans wolf hunting and trapping in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Escanaba Republican says it will cause problems in …

Police are still investigating a two-vehicle accident that occurred yesterday afternoon in Houghton. The incident occurred at the intersection of Razorback Drive and M-26. A 19-year-old Atlantic Mine man collided with a 60-year-old woman from Mohawk when he tried to avoid a collision with another vehicle that crossed in front …