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Michigan Moms Demand Action, which is calling on public policy makers to approve tougher gun regulations, is making its way to Governor Rick Snyder’s office today. The group says it will deliver more than 14-thousand postcards to the governor, saying simply: “Not One More,” which was the comment made by …

The turnout was great this past weekend for the 2014 PastyFest. Copper Country residents filled Agassiz Park in Calumet to enjoy the live music, arts and crafts and of course, the pasties. Calumet Controller Susan Dana, who was honored with a community service award, says this year’s crowd was one …

This past weekend, Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley made a stop in the Copper Country to talk about job creation and economic growth in the area. Calley met with a few local lawmakers and business owners at GS Engineering in Houghton and was given a tour of the facility. He says …

The Dollar Bay man accused of murdering his wife last December has once again been bound over to Houghton County Circuit Court. Nima Nassiri is charged with second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Sanaz Nezami, who died of traumatic brain injuries. A detective testified Friday that Nassiri said …

Around 350 people turned out Friday night for the world premiere of the movie “Mutt.” Producer Rick Allen said reaction was favorable. If you didn’t get to see the film this past weekend, Allen says there will be more showings. “Mutt” will then be submitted to film festivals… in hopes …

An Upper Peninsula music legend has died. Les Ross, Senior, learned to play “Lumberjack-style” harmonica while growing up in a farm in Eben Junction. After decades of performing in the U.P., Ross achieved national stardom in 1998 when he released an album of traditional Finnish-American music. That led to television, …

The Finlandia University Board of Trustees has approved the addition of a Philosophy Major in the Suomi College of Arts & Sciences. The four-year degree program has three components: philosophy core, topics in philosophy, and history of philosophy. Many of the new courses will allow students in other programs to …

Two groups in Michigan have joined a national effort to ban lead from ammunition used to hunt waterfowl on federal lands. The Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition and Chocolay Raptor Center in Marquette County participated in a petition to the Department of Interior by the Humane Society of the United States …

Later today, a special visitor will be stopping by in town. Lt. Gov. Brian Calley and Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Steve Arwood will meet with the Houghton business community at GS Engineering to discuss the administration’s efforts to grow Michigan’s economy and create jobs in the area, …

The event celebrating an icon in the Copper Country is finally here. The 2014 PastyFest is taking place this weekend at Agasizz Park in Calumet. The fesitivities will start later today at 7 o’clock with the Main Street Calumet Community Service Awards held at the Calumet Collesium Ballroom. Historian Richard …