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The U.P. Regional Blood Center, a service of U.P. Health System, is experiencing a critical blood need for O-positive, A-negative, O-negative and B-positive blood types. Donations are being accepted locally at their Hancock location in the Quincy Center. U.P. Regional Blood Center – Hancock 787 Market St. Suite 6, Quincy …

Houghton County, Michigan—Project HOPE has returned to Houghton County to provide programs, services, and emergency shelter for homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth. The need for foster care in the Upper Peninsula is significant and growing. According to 2014 data from the National Runaway Safeline, seventy-five percent of youth who called …

A Hancock man is facing prison time following a plea agreement in Houghton County Circuit Court. 27-year-old Benjamin Reilly was arrested last fall following an investigation into the death of his infant son in July. Reilly had been charged with Involuntary Manslaughter and two counts of Child Abuse, along with …

At the January 27th meeting of the Houghton City Council, city manager Eric Waara gave an update on snow removal.  He says the teams have been working efficiently and hopefully will be ready for the next heavy snowfall. Police Chief John Donnelly reported 166 calls to service since the last …

Pro-life and pro-choice activists squared off in a House committee hearing over a bill to prohibit state funding of abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood. Ed Rivet of Right to Life of Michigan told lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee every day three classrooms worth of kids are aborted every …

Governor Rick Snyder is asking the federal government for money to help young people in Flint deal with potential effects of lead exposure. The governor is seeking permission from the Obama administration to allow all young people in the city the chance to receive publicly funded health care services. Snyder’s …

A group of activists have filed a lawsuit in federal court asking a judge to rule the state violated the Safe Drinking Water Act, which led to the Flint water crisis. And the group wants the state to replace all of the lead pipes in the city at no cost …

As water bottle donations pour in from corporations and Hollywood actors, the state is now turning its attention to fixing aging lead service pipes in Flint. But Governor Rick Snyder says before that can happen they have to figure out where the pipes are. In the short term, Snyder says …

Flint’s mayor doesn’t believe residents should have to pay for city water that is undrinkable, however Karen Weaver also concedes if people stop paying their water bill the city’s water fund will run dry. The state, as part of an emergency funding plan before the legislature, has set aside $3 …

A state Senate committee has approved $28 million to help the city Flint deal with its water crisis. The money was requested in the governor’s State of the State address to help supply the Flint with bottled water, water filters and testing kits. The same legislation moved swiftly through the …