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Markkanen Continues Push For Unemployment System Changes
State Rep. Greg Markkanen today reiterated his call for an overhaul of the state's Unemployment Insurance Agency after new reports disclosed far wider ineptitude than once thought. The U.S. Department...
Jack Hall Oct 21, 2021
Inspectors Find Credit Card Skimmers On Downstate Gas Pumps
During a routine inspection blitz, weights and measures inspectors from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) found a number of credit card skimmers placed inside gas pu...
Jack Hall Oct 21, 2021
UPSET Makes Two Drug Arrests In Ontonagon County
On October 20th, 2021, detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) and troopers from the Wakefield Post arrested two people from Ontonagon County involved in selling illegal...
Jack Hall Oct 21, 2021
U.P. Logger Pleads Guilty To Stealing $100,000 Worth Of Timber
A Stephenson man charged in connection to stealing more than $100,000 of timber from the State has pleaded guilty, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. Raymond Vetort - owner of R&am...
Jack Hall Oct 21, 2021
Michigan Hemp Farmers To Be Sent Producer Surveys
The U.S Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS) mailed its first Hemp Acreage and Production Survey to 20,500 producers across the nation. The hemp survey will...
Jack Hall Oct 21, 2021
New Report: Michigan Homeless Population Drops By 19%
Homelessness throughout Michigan dropped 19% in 2020, according to the latest Ending Homelessness in Michigan annual report. Led by the Campaign to End Homelessness, the report is created through a co...
Jack Hall Oct 21, 2021
Upper Peninsula Adds 300 New COVID Cases, Six More Deaths
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced 7,108 new positive coronavirus test results and 57 new COVID-related deaths over the two-day period of Tuesday and Wednesday. T...
Jack Hall Oct 21, 2021
Michigan Unemployment Rate Drops To 4.6% In September
Michigan's seasonally adjusted jobless rate declined slightly by a tenth of a percentage point in September to 4.6 percent, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, M...
Jack Hall Oct 20, 2021
Whitmer Announces $32 Million To Fight Crime, Bolster Police
Governor Gretchen proposed a $32 million investment to ensure law enforcement officers have the training and resources they need to effectively fight crime. The proposal is part of the larger $75 mill...
Jack Hall Oct 20, 2021
UPHS-Marquette Appoints Darner As Chief Operating Officer
UP Health System - Marquette is pleased to welcome back Tonya Darner, MBA, who has been appointed to serve as Chief Operating Officer (COO) to improve clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction while ...
Jack Hall Oct 20, 2021
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