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It’s the movie that has escalated the already-high tensions between the United States and North Korea and now you can see it. “The Interview” starring Seth Rogan and James Franco was shown at select theaters yesterday and one of those was Cloverland Cinemas in Ironwood. It’s one of a handful …

Two Marquette residents who burned down their trailer that was also a suspected meth lab will each spend over 10 years in prison. 38-year-old Leanna Horton and 34-year-old Christopher Brow were sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Marquette. They both pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to …

The flu season is well underway in Michigan, and State Department of Community Health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated, before the end of the year. Jennifer Smith, of the Michigan Department of Community Health, says influenza activity normally peaks between January and April in Michigan, which is why …

Local projects dealing with issues like mental health and drug abuse will be receiving grants from the Michigan Department of Community Health. MDCH has awarded more than $1.34 million in Health Innovation Grants to 44 one-time projects which will receiving up to $35,000 each. Among those projects are the Great …

An Upper Peninsula lawmaker is blasting a federal judge’s ruling that puts the grey wolf back on the endangered species list and bans wolf hunting in the UP, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. State representative Ed McBroom says that Judge Beryl Howell has no idea what they are dealing with in the …

The two people involved with an active meth lab that was discovered this past weekend in Ishpeming are behind bars. 29-year-old Steven Greenleaf and 27-year-old Aimee Fraley were arrested on two felony counts each of delivery/manufacture of meth. Fraley was arrested on Sunday on an unrelated warrant and her bond …

We could find out in the beginning of the new year whether gay marriage will be legalized in Michigan. The U.S. Supreme Court could decide as early as January 9 to add same-sex marriage to their calendar this term. Equality Michigan Executive Director Emily Dievendorf says they have a very …

The 30-year-old Houghton man charged with murdering an elderly woman last year is now competent to stand trial. Timothy Cadeau is scheduled for a preliminary exam in Houghton County District Court January 16. He had undergone a number of competency exams since his arrest in September 2013. Court officials say …

The Department of Natural Resources said it was very surprised with Friday’s federal ruling that returns wolves to the endangered species list in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Debbie Munson Badini from the DNR calls the ruling disappointing. Now that wolves are considered endangered, Michigan citizens cannot kill wolves that attack …

Michigan will get $70 million in federal funds over the next four years for innovative health care program improvements that help families. The money from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will support the state’s Blueprint for Health Innovation that seeks better coordination of care, lower costs as …