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The Michigan DNR is expecting hunters statewide to harvest about as many deer as last year, but according to its new deer forecast, the U.P. should be different. Many fewer U.P. deer are expected to be in the woods now than a year ago. Public-land doe permits aren’t available anywhere …

Michigan could soon run out of space for female inmates. The Michigan Radio Network has learned that Michigan is 80 female inmates away from being overcrowded at the state’s only female prison in Ypsilanti. The potential problem is caused by female inmates coming into the system at a faster rate …

A Dollar Bay man is recovering this morning after a two-vehicle accident in Houghton Tuesday afternoon. The Houghton Police Department says the accident happened just after noon on M-26 near Razorback Drive. A 19-year-old Hancock man was driving south on M-26 when he was struck by a vehicle driven by …

The sentencing date has been set for the Wisconsin man convicted of posing as a U.S. Marshal and holding two Watton residents at gunpoint during a robbery last summer. 47-year-old Bernard Fish will be sentenced October 20th in Baraga County Circuit Court. Fish was found guilty of two counts each …

Scheduling changes are being made at a Secretary of State’s office in Keweenaw County. Secretary of State Ruth Johnson reminds residents that the Mohawk office returns to one-day-a-week service instead of two beginning in November as it adjusts to seasonal business volume. The office on US-41 will be open on …

Officials with the Eagle Mine say the mine is now operating and will be ramping up to full production by mid-2015. In a statement released Monday, Lundin Mining says ore from the Eagle Mine is being processed into separate nickel and copper concentrates at the Humboldt Mill and loaded into …

The Iron River Police Department is investigating an attempted abduction. Police say a small black four-door passenger car with a white bumper pulled alongside a juvenile on 4th Street around 8:40 p.m. Monday. The driver reportedly opened the passenger side door, telling the juvenile to “get in”. The juvenile was …

There’s still time to suggest a name for Michigan’s newest trail from Detroit to Ironwood, but don’t wait too long – the deadline is Monday. The landmark trail features a hiking and a bicycling route, both of which will connect existing trails in a more-than-1,000-mile trek across the state. The …

Canada’s Enbridge Energy is responding to questions from state officials about its pipeline that runs under the Mackinac Straits. The Michigan Petroleum Pipeline Task Force is just releasing the details now of the meeting with Enbridge officials in late September. The company vowed to inspect the pipelines using a remote-controlled …

Chrysler is recalling more than 30,000 full-size vans because of a problem with the head restraints. The recall affects the 2014 model Ram ProMaster. The automaker says the vehicles were assembled with head restraints that may leave more than the allowable amount of space between a person’s head and the …