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A little rain won’t stop these kids from getting their Halloween treats. Despite the weather, hundreds of costumed families filled the streets of downtown Houghton for Treat Street. Houghton Police Lieutenant Nick Roberts says, “Treat Street has been going on for seven years now. It gets bigger every year. Last …

[Hancock, MI] Allouez Township was recently awarded $20,952 from the Portage Health Foundation to install a new sand volleyball court at Mohawk Park and to construct a Fit Trail around Seneca Lake. Allouez Township applied for funding under the PHFoundation’s outdoor recreation RFP. The grant funding was a result of …

The head of the L’Anse Area Schools is being tapped for a new position. Superintendent Carrie Meyer has been offered the same position in the Ishpeming Public Schools District. The board interviewed a number of candidates, all with some form of superintendent experience or as long–standing building administrator. But in the …

  The Keweenaw Peninsula App brings all of the information a visitor to the area would need with or without cell phone service. The app, developed by the Keweenaw Convention and Visitors Bureau, was selected as one of four finalists to take part in the 2015 Connected Project Awards at …

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal Council primary election will be held this Saturday. Registered voters may vote for two candidates from their district. Voters in the L’Anse District will cast their ballots at the Zeba Community Hall. Voters in the Baraga District will vote at the Ojibwa Senior Citizens …

As lawmakers in the Michigan Senate weigh a bill to allow concealed carry in schools and hospitals – as opposed to open carry — Democrats in the Michigan House are pushing a measure to do the opposite. The bill to do away with open carry is part of a series …

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 …