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Internet bluegrass-rock sensation Steve’n’Seagulls will make a return performance to the Rozsa Center tonight. The Finnish band combines elements of traditional music to create unique versions of classic rock songs from bands such as AC/DC, Metallica, Led Zeppelin and ZZ Top. Their breakthrough video of “Thunderstruck” has now been viewed …

Michigan is banning the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, effective today. The ban will include both on-site and online sales. It will last for six months, and can be renewed for another six months, as the state investigates permanent regulations. Governor Gretchen Whitmer said the move was necessary to protect the …

Registration for the lottery for tickets to see the Kraft Hockeyville USA game at the Calumet Colosseum opens today. The game will be played September 26th, between the Detroit Red Wings and the Saint Louis Blues. For a chance at tickets, you must register in person at the Colosseum today, …

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has asked a New York-based company to stop selling do-it-yourself sexual assault evidence collection kits in our state. Nessel describes the “Me Too Kits” as a shameless way to make money off the recent “Me Too” movement. All victims of sexual assault are encouraged to …

The 10th annual Keweenaw Brewfest will take place Saturday. Along with providing live music, good food and a wide selection of craft beers, Jim Vivian of the Keweenaw Community Foundation says it’s one of their major fundraisers… The money helps offset the Foundation’s day-in, day-out operating expenses… The Keweenaw Community …

A father and son escaped injury when their small airplane crash landed in Marquette County last evening. The 48-year-old man and eight-year-old boy were located outside the plane when first responders arrived at the scene about five miles east of K.I. Sawyer Airport. The man told State Police troopers that …

Copper Country kids are heading back to school today, and officials are reminding drivers to be careful. Watch for children along the road at bus stops, and walking or biking to and from school. And remember to stop for school buses when the flashing lights come on. Houghton police chief …

As the new school year begins, education achievement test results from last year showed few gains statewide, and some slippage. In grades three through seven, fewer than half of students tested as “proficient” or “advanced” in reading. Only 35 percent of fifth through seventh graders tested as “proficient” or “advanced” …

The number of people who walked the Mackinac Bridge yesterday increased for the first time in a couple of years. Officials estimate 30,000 people turned out on a blustery morning. That compares to crowds of around 25,000 people the past two years. As it has been for the past two …

If you see people wading in the Sturgeon River over the next few days, they’re not fishing. They’re looking for lamprey larvae. Young lamprey live in the sand and silt at the bottom of Great Lakes tributaries for several years between the time they hatch, and the time they are …