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State Representative Scott Dianda introduced a new bill yesterday to provide much-needed financial assistance to Upper Peninsula communities struggling with the frozen water lines crisis. Due to the extreme cold weather this winter and into the spring, thousands of U.P. residents are on “let run” orders to keep pipes from …

Great news for joggers and bicyclists in the city of Hancock. The city council finally passed the Complete Streets ordinance which now gives a voice to non-motorized travel when plans for street and road construction are being made. The council also scheduled a joint council meeting with the city of …

Construction on M-26 will begin soon and MDOT wants to unveil their plans to the public. They have scheduled a public meeting for today at 6pm at the MDOT Houghton garage in Calumet to share construction plans for M-26 in Franklin Township from the Portage Lake Lift Bridge to Sixth …

The Ishpeming man arrested Tuesday after a lengthy police standoff will be back in court on April 29th. 33 year old Robert John Rajala is accused of first-degree home invasion. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment yesterday in Marquette. Rajala is being held in the Marquette County Jail on …

Cold temperatures and ice in the Upper Peninsula are being blamed for leaks in Newberry’s water tower. Lori Stokes with Newberry Water & Light says they believe ice may have worn through an area where welded brackets were used when the tower was refurbished a couple of years ago. A …

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer is calling for a reversal of state cuts in education funding. The former Congressman from Battle Creek released his education plan yesterday which would restrict the use of the School Aid Fund to K-12 and preschool purposes only and restore funding cut from Michigan’s colleges …

Michigan’s unemployment rate in March declined for the seventh consecutive month to 7.5 percent. That’s down by two-tenths of a percentage point from February and is the lowest jobless rate in Michigan since April 2008. According to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget, total employment rose by 19,000 …

According to Houghton County Board of Commissioners Chair Scott Ala, there is a big problem with the county’s retirement plan for county employees. Ala brought up the issue at last night’s board meeting and he says the Municipal Employees Retirement System, better known as MERS, came up with a plan …

For the eighth straight year, some property owners in L’Anse will have the opportunity to get some financial help to improve the appearance of their buildings. The L’Anse Downtown Development Authority is accepting applications for its Facade Grant Program. Five grants are available… each worth as much as three-thousand dollars. …

Houghton High School’s robotics team, Superior Roboworks team 857, has just returned from the FIRST Robotics of Michigan State Championship tournament in Ypsilanti. This is the second year in a row Superior Roboworks has earned the right to compete in the state tournament. This year their performance in competitions has …