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Retired and off-duty Department of Corrections’ (DOC) officers would be added to the list of those allowed to carry a gun in gun free zones, under a bill awaiting a hearing in a state House committee. Currently in Michigan, you can’t carry a pistol into a school, hospital or sports …

An Upper Peninsula fish hatchery run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is in trouble with the feds. Rhonda Burke, a spokeswoman for the Occupational Safety Health Administration, says an inspection earlier this month turned up 11 serious violations and two minor ones. She says the Chippewa County hatchery, …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently released its annual deer forecast. The news wasn’t great for deer hunters, particularly in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. State Senator Tom Casperson thinks it’s a combination of factors that have held back the deer population in the U.P. The Escanaba Republican says some harsh …

While Michigan escaped one of the biggest animal health disasters in U.S. history this past spring, state officials are still warning poultry owners to watch for signs of bird flu during the fall migration season. The advisory comes from the Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development and Natural Resources because …

A barge that sunk in Lake Erie in 1937 is causing concern. The barge, which sank off Sandusky, Ohio, is filled with 4,700 barrels of petroleum. And the U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed discoloration in the water near the wreck over the weekend. MLive reports The Argo, which was discovered …

Flying a drone near a prison in Michigan would be illegal, under legislation sent to the full Senate. The bills would prohibit flying a drone within 1,000 feet of any correctional facility in the state. Violators could be charged with a felony punishable by up to four years in prison …

The chair of the state Senate education committee wants to know why there aren’t more kids proficient in reading in third grade. State Senator Phil Pavlov says he’s concerned that Michigan has made the largest investment in early childhood education in the country and kids still are making it to …

The nearly two week investigation into reports of an assault in Hancock is finished. Hancock Police Chief Wayne Butler says the information has been turned over to the county prosecutor. In Butler’s report, he indicates that on the night of October 8th, there was a gathering of people at a …

The City of Houghton keeps looking better and better. That’s partly due to the efforts of the city’s volunteer Beautification Committee. Volunteers will be spending the day Saturday planting 2,000 daffodil bulbs throughout the downtown gardens and waterfront. October 24th is Make A Difference Day and the group will definitely be …

Congressman Dan Benishek wants VA officials called to the carpet about their bonuses. At a hearing of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs this week, the committee voted unanimously to subpoena top VA officials to testify on abuses that occurred with relocation incentives at the VA hospital in Philadelphia. An …