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Finlandia University has named a new campus pastor. Sarah Semmler Smith Sarah Semmler Smith comes to campus after spending the past six years as an associate pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Semmler Smith grew up in New London, Minnesota. She holds a BA in religious studies …

Michigan State Senator Ed McBroom and Wisconsin State Senator Tom Tiffany met recently with business operators in the western Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin to discuss problems with railroad service. McBroom says he’s heard from a lot of businesses and communities that would like to do more with rail. Forest …

Another spate of fraudulent phone calls across the state has prompted the Michigan Public Service Commission to remind utility customers not to fall victim to scams. If you receive a call about a utility bill, remember these points…– Utility companies never demand that you make immediate payments using prepaid credit …

Ishpeming Police continue their search for the heartless Grinch who burned down the city’s iconic Santa house last weekend. The small building that was used each Christmas season was already a smoldering ruin when firefighters arrived early Saturday morning. Police Chief Steve Snowaert says efforts to rebuild the Santa house …

Gasoline prices have fallen slightly in the Upper Peninsula over the past week. Triple-A Michigan’s survey puts the Marquette region average at $2.68 per gallon. That’s three cents less than a week ago, 10 cents less than a month ago, and 25 cents less than a year ago. The auto …

As Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Republican-controlled legislature continue to try to work out a budget deal, the state government has begun to make contingency plans in case they fail. The new budget must be approved by September 30th. The major sticking point has been road funding, with Whitmer …

The first Sensory Sensitive event that was held Friday at the Houghton County Fair is being deemed successful. The Copper Country Autism Group purchased fair admissions. Skerbeck Entertainment provided two-hour ride passes, and then dimmed the lights and turned off the sounds to accommodate those on the autistic spectrum who …

The largest of the Soo Locks was closed yesterday, when a concrete sill beneath one of the gates eroded. Shipping traffic through the Poe Lock was halted for more than eight hours as a temporary repair was completed. A full repair will need to wait until shipping ends this winter. …

Michigan’s Attorney General has called on the Federal Communications Commission to encourage telecom companies to do more to block illegal and unwanted robocalls. Dana Nessel joined the Attorneys General of the other 49 states urging that phone providers increase consumers’ abilities to block calls, and implement measures to prevent caller-ID …

Seven men have been arrested on prostitution-related charges in a sting operation in northern Menominee County. Law enforcement agencies placed advertisements on websites used for prostitution. Thirty-two individuals responded to the website advertisements. Seven followed through, and met with an undercover detective who posed as a prostitute, to pay for …