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Tickets are still available for the Calumet Theater’s Grand Raffle. Up to 500 tickets will be sold and if they all sell, the grand prize will be $20,000. There will be 15 cash winners in all when the tickets are drawn during the Whispers of the North concert on July …

July 1, 2015 — The Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) reports that all construction and maintenance activities on the Mackinac Bridge will be suspended for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, and the new bridge toll software is running smoothly. Travelers crossing the bridge this holiday weekend may see high traffic levels, but …

An Upper Michigan man faces charges after a dog died in a parked car on Monday. Cornell resident Michael Mosher will be charged with felony mistreatment of animals resulting in death. The dog was a 3-year-old English setter. It was allegedly left in the vehicle for more than two hours. …

You’ve got to have guts to stand in the way of Frisbee traveling at 80 miles per hour. The 58th Annual International Frisbee Tournament takes place this Saturday and Sunday at Agassiz Field in Calumet. Teams from all over will be competing for the coveted Nachazel Cup IFT member Jeff …

Beginning this fall Finlandia University will be offering courses online specifically for high school students interested in dual enrollment. “We saw a great need in the Upper Peninsula for students to have dual enrollment options, and we’re happy to be able to fill that niche,” Director of Admissions Travis Hanson …

Legislation to exempt firearm safety devices from state use and sales taxes is headed to the state Senate. The bills are aimed at getting more gun owners to uses devices such as gun locks, lock boxes, trigger and barrel locks. The Michigan Department of Treasury opposes the change, saying it …

Senate Democrats are urging that chamber’s Republican leadership to move on a bill to expand Michigan’s civil right’s law to cover gay and transgendered people. A group of 10 Democrats signed a letter sent to the Senate Majority leader to take up an expansion of the Elliott-Larsen Act. Senator Coleman …

A bill prohibiting people elected to serve on boards or commissions from taking part in a meeting and vote via Skype or by phone was aired in a Senate committee this week. No vote was taken. State Representative Amanda Price is sponsoring the bill and says it comes down to …

The state is hitting the pause button on road construction projects across Michigan to make room for everyone planning a holiday weekend road trip. Work stopped on Thursday afternoon and won’t pick back up until Monday morning.

The average price of a gallon of gas has flirted with $3 per gallon as the holiday weekend approaches. The increase is tied to the wholesale price increase earlier this week. Gasbuddy.com says the price will begin to go down as the holiday period progresses and should continue to drop over …