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State Representative Scott Dianda is looking to change the way the cost of a liquor license is calculated for first-year business owners. Dianda’s bill would require that liquor licenses be prorated based on the approval date of the application if the license will be effective for less than nine months …

Two people were injured in a crash yesterday afternoon in Portage Township. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department responded to the crash around 3:20pm on US-41 near Pump House Road. Authorities say the accident happened when a one-ton pickup truck, driven by a 56-year-old man, was leaving Superior Rent-All’s parking lot …

HANCOCK, MI – Finlandia University’s International School of Art & Design (ISAD) 2017 Bachelor of Fine Arts Diploma Works Exhibition is featured from April 27 to Jun 2, 2017, at the Finlandia University Gallery. The Finlandia University Gallery is located in the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock. A reception …

The Portage Lake District Library will host Sandee Koski from the Michigan Alliance for Families for a workshop on Friday, April 28, from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. “Transition: Planning for High School and Beyond” is a workshop for families of students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and the team …

They say those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. Holocaust Survivor and author Irene Miller spoke to a packed house at Temple Jacob in Hancock Wednesday about the need for tolerance and the acceptance of diversity. Miller said, “My life is an example of what happened and …

The city of Houghton is helping to clear a roadblock for a buyer to purchase part of the property where the old high school used to stand. The city council agreed to remove a deed restriction on five southern lots on Houghton Avenue that the county is looking to sell. …

The Houghton City Council is considering removing or reorienting stop signs on Houghton Avenue to make it easier for bicyclists. The route has been designated for bikes but the series of east-west stop signs reduces the flow of pedaling traffic. The proposal by the Bike and Pedestrian Committee includes turning at least …

LANSING —State Rep. John Kivela (D-Marquette), the Democratic vice chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, thanked committee members today for unanimously supporting his bill addressing Chronic Wasting Disease and sending the bill to the full House for consideration. Kivela was joined at last week’s committee meeting by guests from …

For the original story and video by ABC-10’s Jerry Taylor, click here. Driving through Michigan is about to get a little faster. Speed limit changes on more than 1,500 miles of roads across the state have been approved by the Michigan State Police and the Michigan Department of Transportation. Nine hundred …

State Representative Scott Dianda is supporting a resolution to urge the President and Congress to fund and build a new Soo lock in Sault Ste. Marie. Only one of the four locks, the Poe Lock, is big enough to handle the modern ships that carry iron ore, coal, grain and …