Category Archives: News
Bergman: Stifling Free Speech At School Board Meetings Is Un-American
Today, Rep. Jack Bergman joined Rep. Lisa McClain, and over 60 Republican colleagues in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers on why the Department of Justice (DOJ) is targeti...
Jack Hall Oct 07, 2021
Author Writes Book Highlighting Copper Country Women
Mary Doria Russell today discussed her book, "The Women of the Copper Country," during a virtual news conference launching Michigan Humanities' 2021-2022 Great Michigan Read. Russell discussed the res...
Jack Hall Oct 07, 2021
NMU Faculty Union: We Have NOT Agreed To Contract Language
Recent reports that NMU's chapter of the American Association of University Professors (NMU-AAUP, also known as the faculty union), and the NMU administration have come to a new tentative agreement re...
Jack Hall Oct 07, 2021
No Charges Against Officers Who Shot Woman In Houghton
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says there will be no charges against a state trooper who shot a Houghton woman after she refused to obey commands from officers. On April 12, 2021, Michigan Stat...
Jack Hall Oct 07, 2021
Hannahville's Sweetgrass Golf Course Named Best In Michigan
Island Resort & Casino's original course, Sweetgrass, has been selected as the 2021 Michigan Golf Course of the Year by the Michigan Golf Course Association (MGCA). One of two courses at the Upper...
Jack Hall Oct 07, 2021
State Official Christmas Tree To Be Harvested In Gogebic County
The official 2021 state Christmas tree, a 63-foot spruce selected by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB), will be harvested from Marenisco in the western Upper Penins...
Jack Hall Oct 07, 2021
Michigan House Passes Markkanen Child Care Legislation
the Michigan House today overwhelmingly approved legislation from state Rep. Greg Markkanen to help improve the state's child-care system. The plan is part of several bipartisan bills prioritizing eff...
Jack Hall Oct 06, 2021
Michigan Adds 7,600 New Cases; U.P. Adds Seven Deaths, 345 Cases
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday announced 7,674 new positive coronavirus test results and 45 new COVID-related deaths over the three-day period of Tuesday and Wednesd...
Jack Hall Oct 06, 2021
Hiawatha Plans Prescribed Burn Thursday In Delta County
Hiawatha National Forest fire personnel are preparing to conduct a prescribed fire in a wildlife opening in southcentral Delta County, just east of Highway 41 on Thursday, October 7, 2021. Map showing...
Jack Hall Oct 06, 2021
Whitmer: Michigan Delivers 10 Millionth Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced more than 10 million primary series doses of the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Michiganders. The state has also administered m...
Jack Hall Oct 06, 2021
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