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A state panel has put off a vote on whether to recommend medical marijuana be used by children with severe autism. The Michigan Medical Marijuana Review Panel was due to vote Monday but postponed the vote until July 31st to study the issue more. A petition is before the panel …

A new report says there are now more Michigan children living in poverty than there were during the Great Recession. The “Kids Count” report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation says while most states, including neighboring ones, have seen improvement in child well-being over the past five years, Michigan kids …

Big Brothers Big Sisters of U.P. Kids needs your help! We have an EXTREME shortage of volunteer “Big Brothers” and way too many “Little Brothers” on our waiting list.  Can you help us to identify this potential “Big Brother”? If this profile sounds like someone you know – talk to …

A proposal to cut the local district court judgeship would be ill-advised, according to the current sitting judge in that courtroom. A report by from the State Court Administrative Office says five district court judgeships are slated to be eliminated, including the court servicing Houghton, Baraga and Keweenaw Counties. The …

A Painesdale woman is injured following a boat accident on Sunday. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department says the accident happened at a dock belonging to a residence on Rocky Shores Road in Stanton Township around 5:45 in the afternoon. Officials say 55-year-old Kevin Geshel from Painesdale was trying to maneuver …

The Army Corps of Engineers says they will perform an Economic Impact study on the Soo Locks if funding becomes available. This study is part of an effort to increase the priority of the construction of a replacement Lock in the Army Corps’ list of authorized projects. Congressman Dan Benishek …

It will be lights out on the International Bridge arches this week in Sault Ste. Marie as a cost-saving lighting replacement project prepares to take a highly visible step forward. The International Bridge Authority will be replacing the white lights that have illuminated the nighttime sky on top of the …

The Drill Shop Project fundraiser in Calumet Township has reached its $32,000 goal! This will result in a $32,000 matching grant from the State of Michigan (Michigan Economic Development Corporation) for a total of $64,000. The crowd funding campaign received donations from all over the U.S.: Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, …

A 25-year veteran at the Michigan Department of Transportation is moving on. M-DOT Chief Operating Officer Greg Johnson has been named as the new State Highway Administrator for the Maryland Department of Transportation. Johnson joined M-DOT as a staff engineer in the MDOT Southwest Region in 1989. He has served …

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is proposing new rules regarding air-pollution permits, but at least one environmental group doesn’t like them. The proposed rules would bring the number of automatically regulated contaminants down from about 1,200 to 756. DEQ spokeswoman, Barb Rosenbaum, says the new rules exclude low-toxicity non-carcinogens …