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State House to Consider Detroit Bailout – May 22, 2014 – Todd VanDyke A House committee has approved an 11-bill package, which would allocate nearly 195-million dollars to help bail out the city of Detroit. The money would help Detroit move away from its failing employee retirement plan… which was …
Read More »Iron River Defendants Take Plea Deals
Iron River Defendants Take Plea Deals – May 22, 2014 – Todd VanDyke Two Iron River residents have entered guilty pleas for their involvement in a home invasion last June. 23-year-old Brittany Marvin pleaded guilty to larceny from a building. 22-year-old Jordan Luckey also entered a plea in that case …
Read More »Hancock City Council Meeting Preview
Some changes to a couple Hancock streets could be made at today’s city council meeting. The meeting will begin with a public hearing regarding two street traffic proposals. Residents are encouraged to give input on converting White Street between Reservation Street and Pine Street from two way traffic to one …
Read More »Non-Fatal Accident in Crystal Falls
A pedestrian who appeared to walk directly into traffic Saturday night in Crystal Falls Township is recovering from what police describe as non-life threatening injuries. Deputies from the Iron County Sheriff’s Office say it happened around 10:00 p.m. when Jamie Metheringham was driving westbound on U.S. 2 near Takala Road. …
Read More »Benishek Taking Applications for Service Academy Education
U.S. Congressman Dan Benishek announced this week that his office is currently accepting applications from constituents interested in a nomination to the U.S. Military, Naval, Air Force, and Merchant Marine Academies. Applicants will be required to fill out an application form, submit academic transcripts, standardized test scores, three letters of …
Read More »Man Posing as Police Officer in Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Police are continuing to investigate an incident over the weekend in which a man impersonated a police officer. A woman says her car was stopped late Saturday night on West D Street near Hemlock Street by a man she believed to be a police officer driving an older …
Read More »Low Rank for MI Vet Services
Michigan ranks poorly in a report on the best and worst states for military retirees. The website “WalletHub.com” ranked the states in 19 metrics, ranging from taxes on military benefits to veteran job opportunities. The website says its focus was on economic environment, health care services and quality of life. …
Read More »More Recalls for GM
General Motors is announcing four new recalls, involving 2.4 million vehicles. This makes 29 recalls from GM so far this year. The latest recalls involve 1.34 million 2009 to 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia full size crossovers and Saturn Outlook which have possible problems with a seat belt …
Read More »Senate Majority Leader Wants More Money for Roads
The Michigan Senate Majority Leader says he’s working on a plan to increase road funding by between $1.3 billion and $1.5 billion. Senate Republican Leader Randy Richardville says he wants to build on House-approved legislation that would replace the state’s gas tax with a 6% tax on the wholesale price …
Read More »Morning Sports for Wednesday, May 21st
Morning Sports for Wednesday, May 21st: MLB: Tigers Drop Second Straight Justin Verlander struggled, and the Tigers lost to the Indians 6-2 Tuesday night. Verlander gave up a run in the first… and surrendered four more in the second. Detroit’s runs came on homers by Torii Hunter and Alex Avila. …
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