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The Keweenaw National Historical Park and the Western U.P. Health Department invites the public to a free tour and fitness walk this evening at 7pm in Calumet. The guided walk, titled Discover the Geology All Around You, will cover 1-2 miles on mostly level terrain. Participants should arrive at the …

Veterans, along with their families and friends, are invited to take part in one of the town halls being put on locally, hosted by the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center. The VA Medical Center has conducted 22 of these town halls in the last three years throughout the Upper …

The case against Hancock man who allegedly attacked another man when a drug deal went bad is now over. 27-year-old Joseph Schreiber was sentenced to 12 months in the Houghton County Jail for both Felonious Assault and Attempted Larceny in a Building. Those sentences will run concurrently. He was given …

Child support payments can be made a little easier starting this week. Now those charged with making those payments can go online to MISDU.com, do some clicking, and take the cash to a 7-Eleven or Family Dollar store, where the payments will be applied electronically. Department of Health and Human …

Mixed reviews, mainly along political lines, about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s speech in Detroit. Trump mentioned Detroit and Michigan and blamed Hillary Clinton for the city’s struggles. Trump said Democrats have controlled the city at every level and policies have to change in order to change results. Hillary Clinton …

Next time you visit the state capitol, you may see some significant changes on the outside of the building. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick reports millions of dollars have been spent to spruce up the Capitol.

The public will have a chance to chime in about Enbridge Energy’s plan to add supports to its pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac. The state Department of Environmental Quality will be take comments over the next 20 days. Enbridge’s application indicates the company plans to install support structures in …

The Michigan Office of the Great Lakes is giving financial support to 15 projects along the shoreline. Nearly one million dollars will be used by the organizations including the Alliance of the Great Lakes, City of St. Joseph, Harrison Township, Michigan Tech and the Michigan Boating Industries Association. Specific projects …

School funding will be discussed at today State Board of Education meeting. The board is expected to hear details of a finance study by a Colorado-based education policy consulting firm (Augenblick, Palaich and Associates) that says successful school districts have a total base expenditure of $8,677 per student and the …

If you’re interested in getting involved in the Houghton/Keweenaw Communities That Care Coalition, you’re invited to join their Community Board. The goal of the CTC is to bring together community members to work on reducing rates of youth issues such as substance abuse, delinquency and more. They will be hosting …