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Morning Sports for Friday, April 18th

Morning Sports for Friday, April 18th: MLB: Tigers Outslug Indians Ian Kinsler’s three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning powered the Tigers to a 7-5 victory over the Indians Thursday. Kinsler drove in an additional run with a single in the sixth. Justin Verlander wasn’t sharp… giving up …

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Hancock City Council Meeting Recap

Great news for joggers and bicyclists in the city of Hancock. The city council finally passed the Complete Streets ordinance which now gives a voice to non-motorized travel when plans for street and road construction are being made. The council also scheduled a joint council meeting with the city of …

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Public Meeting Scheduled for M-26 Road Work

Construction on M-26 will begin soon and MDOT wants to unveil their plans to the public. They have scheduled a public meeting for today at 6pm at the MDOT Houghton garage in Calumet to share construction plans for M-26 in Franklin Township from the Portage Lake Lift Bridge to Sixth …

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Home Invasion Man Facing 20 Years in Prison

The Ishpeming man arrested Tuesday after a lengthy police standoff will be back in court on April 29th. 33 year old Robert John Rajala is accused of first-degree home invasion. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment yesterday in Marquette. Rajala is being held in the Marquette County Jail on …

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Newberry Tower Leaking

Cold temperatures and ice in the Upper Peninsula are being blamed for leaks in Newberry’s water tower. Lori Stokes with Newberry Water & Light says they believe ice may have worn through an area where welded brackets were used when the tower was refurbished a couple of years ago. A …

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Schauer Wants Education Reform

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer is calling for a reversal of state cuts in education funding. The former Congressman from Battle Creek released his education plan yesterday which would restrict the use of the School Aid Fund to K-12 and preschool purposes only and restore funding cut from Michigan’s colleges …

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Unemployment Down Again

Michigan’s unemployment rate in March declined for the seventh consecutive month to 7.5 percent. That’s down by two-tenths of a percentage point from February and is the lowest jobless rate in Michigan since April 2008. According to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget, total employment rose by 19,000 …

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Morning Sports for Thursday, April 17th

Morning Sports for Thursday, April 17th: MLB: Tigers Stymied by Indians The Indians scored three runs in the first two innings off Anibal Sanchez… and defeated the Tigers 3-2. Sanchez bounced back to strike out eight over five innings… but Detroit couldn’t come back. Full game details are here. That series …

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Houghton County Board Meeting Recap

According to Houghton County Board of Commissioners Chair Scott Ala, there is a big problem with the county’s retirement plan for county employees. Ala brought up the issue at last night’s board meeting and he says the Municipal Employees Retirement System, better known as MERS, came up with a plan …

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L’Anse DDA Offering Help

For the eighth straight year, some property owners in L’Anse will have the opportunity to get some financial help to improve the appearance of their buildings. The L’Anse Downtown Development Authority is accepting applications for its Facade Grant Program. Five grants are available… each worth as much as three-thousand dollars. …

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