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Winter Trails Day shows just how much fun all this snow can be. The Swedetown Trails Club invites you to come to Calumet this Sunday for some free snowshoeing and skiing on the trails. Free snowshoe and ski rentals are being provided by Cross Country Sports and there will be …

A rally is planned for this Sunday to urge lawmakers not to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The national day of action, spearheaded by Senator Bernie Sanders, includes a demonstration on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. Houghton County Democratic Party Co-Chair Bill Binroth says they are trying to stop what …

The demand for workers well-trained in industrial robotics is greater than ever, and a partnership between Bay College and Michigan Tech will help meet that demand. The articulation agreement between the community college and the university allows students to earn an associate degree in Mechatronics and Robotics Systems from Bay …

The Snyder administration is going to Washington D.C. in an attempt to salvage health care insurance for 613,000 Michigan residents. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick says there are concerns with the new Trump administration coming into office and its efforts to scrap Obamacare.

A new online pronunciation guide can be useful to anyone struggling to correctly say the name of certain Michigan towns. Jason Scott reports.

Do you think you eat a healthy diet? There may be a simple way to find out. Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has details.

An Interned based delivery service is giving new life to things you no longer use. Erin Vermeulen has more on how it works.

Rolling back the state’s income tax — a bill has been introduced in Lansing to do just that. Here’s state Representative Lee Chatfield. The Emmet County Republican says proposed legislation would cut the current 4.25-percent tax rate to 3.9-percent, then decrease it by 0.1-percent each year following.

Auditions for Oliver! begin Sunday, Jan. 15th  at 3pm in the Calumet Theatre Ballroom. Auditions will also be held on Monday, Jan. 16th & Wed., Jan. 18th at the Houghton High School Auditorium beginning at 6 pm each night. Auditions are open to all students in grades 6 thru 12.  …

LANSING—State Rep. Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) was sworn in Wednesday beginning his third and final term, due to term limits, at the official opening of the 99th session of the Michigan House of Representatives at the state Capitol in Lansing. “I’m honored to once again serve the residents of House District 110 …