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The Hancock City Council will hold two public hearings tonight. One involves two ordinances that would establish the application process and fee structure for recreational marijuana facilities licenses. The other will address the proposed 2020-2021 city budget. The hearings will begin at 6:00. The council is scheduled to vote on …

The Copper Country Association of School Boards has honored three area residents for their contributions to local K-12 education. This year’s Student Leadership award went to Katie Jaszczak, a two-year Career and Technical Education student in the Health Careers and Certified Nursing Assistant program. Katie received a $500 scholarship from …

The village of Calumet is celebrating the delivery of its new loader. The $65,000 piece of equipment was expected to arrive today. Seventy-five percent of the cost was covered by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Village manager Caleb Katz said that a new SnoGo unit that will …

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has agreed to review an old case involving the death of a black man at the hands of private security officers. 25-year-old McKenzie Cochran died in 2014 after he was pinned to the floor of the Northland Mall in Southfield. As in the recent death …

The Village of Laurium is looking for a new council member. Longtime councilor Loralee Miller has resigned, notifying officials by letter that she is moving outside the village. Councilor Amy Schneiderhan said Miller will be missed… Council members decided to proceed with filling out Miller’s term, which will expire in …

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has introduced seven proposals to reform police procedures in Michigan, following the nationwide outcry over the deaths of black suspects at the hands of law enforcement officers. Nessel says the proposals will serve as a starting point to bring transparency and accountability to investigations of …

A plaque honoring a controversial donor to Northern Michigan University has been removed. The “thank you” was installed at the Carillon Towers after John P. McGoff donated $300,000 to the university in 1978. That money was returned to McGoff in 1988, after his conviction for illegal activities in support of …

Governor Gretchen Whitmer will hold her next COVID-19 update this morning at 11:00. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun will share the latest about the pandemic. You can watch the presentation here. 

In the state’s ongoing efforts to protect nursing home residents and staff, Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services has issued an order, requiring regular testing, and more timely and accurate reporting of deaths, cases and shortages of personal protective equipment and staff. Director Robert Gordon said they’re doing everything …

A Michigan Court of Appeals panel has ruled that Canadian Oil Company Enbridge’s plan to construct and operate a new tunnel encased oil pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac, is constitutional. Last year, Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a legal opinion that it was not. Enbridge originally took the state …