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A bill aimed at protecting off-duty emergency medical service (EMS) providers from lawsuits when they provide emergency care is headed to the state Senate. Currently in Michigan, off-duty medical professionals like doctors and nurses can’t be sued as a result of providing medical care in an emergency when they are …

The state is stocking fewer salmon in Lake Michigan due to concerns over food supply. Jay Wesley with the Department of Natural Resources says the spread of invasive species like quagga and zebra mussels resulted in fewer alewives, a major food source for salmon. The DNR says about 560,000 salmon …

Large-scale dog breeders would have to register with the state and provide owners with paperwork so they know what kind of dog they’re getting – and what kind of health it’s in – under a bill introduced in the Michigan House. State Representative Mike McCready is sponsoring the bill and …

What would the world look like if there were no ice? Climate Change prognosticators predict that, unless mankind does something about it, there will come a time when all of the ice in the Earth’s poles will melt. A World Without Ice is a multimedia exhibit now showing at the …

Calumet, MI – The United Nations World Tourism Organization initiative is annually hosted on September 27th. Its purpose is to foster awareness among the international communities of the importance of tourism and it’s social, cultural, political and economic value. Every year interested parties take part in the special celebrations on …

The final Adopt-A-Highway pickup of the year will mark the completion of the 25th anniversary of the popular Michigan Department of Transportation program. Thousands of volunteers will be scouring the roadsides looking for trash starting this Saturday through next Sunday. Motorists should be on the lookout for volunteers wearing high-visibility, …

Gwinn, MI – Catherine Kroll, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center (UGL) was honored as the 2015 Clinician of the Year at Michigan Primary Care Association’s (MPCA) annual conference. The award is given to honor a Michigan Health Center clinician who exemplifies leadership, dedication, and …

Michigan Tech looks to improve their physics facilities thanks to a generous gift. Elizabeth and Richard Henes see great potential in Michigan Tech’s physics department. Five years ago, a tech professor impressed them by using a mouse trap to demonstrate quantum mechanics. Jacek Borysow said, “There are only certain states, …

The Library in Houghton is once again a full-service restaurant and brew pub. For more than two weeks, you wouldn’t have been able to be served alcohol at the Library because the state temporarily suspended the establishment’s liquor license. The restaurant’s owner is Jim Cortrright, who is also co-owner of …

The best community college in the state is right here in the U.P. That’s according to the national website, Wallethub.com. The website recently ranked all of the community colleges in the nation.  Twenty-seven made the list from Michigan. And Gogebic Community College was 123rd in the country, putting it first among …