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State health officials are urging people to take precautions after the first reported death in Michigan from the enterovirus. Twenty-one-month-old Madeline Reid from Clinton Township died Friday after complications with the seasonal respiratory and stomach virus. Enterovirus D68 has made thousands ill in 21 other states and has contributed to …

Governor Rick Snyder has signed into law a package of bills that, among other things, is designed to help save people who overdose on drugs. The law requires EMS responders be trained to administer opioid medications aboard life support vehicles. Those medications can reverse the effects of a narcotic overdose. …

A new statewide poll in Michigan says that most Michiganders believe the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare,” should be maintained. The poll was conducted by Lansing-based EPIC-MRA. 45 percent of the respondents support ending Obamacare, but 52 percent support keeping it. 25 percent believe it should be repealed …

Education will be the main topic as local election candidates will be stopping by to talk with the public during a legislative luncheon this Friday. The event is hosted by the Copper Country Association of School Boards and will take place at the Cooper Country ISD’s Conference Room B at …

Education, tax policy and the state’s roads were all topics touched on in last night’s only gubernatorial debate between Governor Rick Snyder and his Democratic challenger Mark Schauer. Schauer accused the governor of cutting a billion-dollars from public education. Snyder responded by pointing out the improvement since he took office. …

A new proposal could have a significant effect on a number of streams flowing into Keweenaw and Huron Bay. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is proposing a 10-year experimental regulation for brook trout. The effected streams include Pilgrim, Silver, Slate, Ravine, Little Huron and Big Huron. These streams have …

Unless something is done at the federal level, your electric bill will probably rise quite a bit in the near future. It’s because of a change in how the operating costs of Marquette’s Presque Isle Power Plant are paid for. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruled in August that U.P. …

A 55-year-old Kansas man is dead after he was hit by a mini-van in Marquette Township Saturday night. The Marquette County Sheriff’s office says that the fatal accident occurred around 8 p.m., when the man was struck on the east bound lanes of US-41, near the Cedar Motor Inn, trying …

Tomorrow, Michigan Tech students will get to explore railroad careers with representatives of 19 rail transportation companies who are coming to campus for a Rail Day and Expo. Sponsored by the Rail Transportation Program, Rail Day will include a poster session and industry displays, a cookout and numerous information sessions, …

Governor Rick Snyder has signed a bill into law that will make it easier for veterans with military experience in the dental field to re-enter the civilian workforce. It’s designed to help veterans get back to work faster upon returning home. The bill waives the fee for veterans with military …