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Congressman Dan Benishek and Representative Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona are putting forth a bill designed to hold VA employees responsible for solving problems. The bill would make a number of key changes to VA policy. If passed, the bill would require the Secretary to identify by name the employee responsible …

A popular gift shop is now open in their new location in Houghton. Keweenaw Gem and Gift closed up their old location after 30 years and moved down the street to a brand new building on Razorback Drive. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to invite the public to take a …

Volunteers have been out in force prepping the regional mountain bike trail systems for the annual Ride the Keweenaw event coming up this weekend. The event will start out in Greenland on Friday evening with a guided group ride through the Adventure Mine, then continue on Saturday with guided group rides at Michigan Tech, …

May is National Drug Court Awareness Month, a time to call attention to a new way to handle non-violent drug offenders. Michigan is one of the states leading the country in use of drug treatment courts to address the high number of people incarcerated for non-violent substance abuse problems. In …

The Michigan State Police want you to make safety a priority if you’re on the roads this Memorial Day holiday weekend. Again this year, troopers will join their counterparts from across the country in the international traffic safety initiative, Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort) as well as the statewide …

A new study released by the Michigan Supreme Court shows that repeat drunken drivers required to use an ignition interlock system in their cars are less likely to commit another drunk driving offense. The system requires a driver blow into a breathalyzer-like machine before the car can be started. The …

It appears that Michigan voters will not be asked to tackle another ballot proposal to fix the roads as some key lawmakers say that option is off the table. All but one of the seven members of a new House committee charged with finding a long term fix for the …

The average price of gasoline in Michigan as we head into the holiday weekend is on the way up, now at about $2.75 a gallon. The price actually began to rise earlier this week but that’s not a surprise to Patrick DeHaan of GasBuddy.com. He says refinery issues for Exxon …

The acquisition of Integrys Energy by Wisconsin Energy is one step closer to being finalized. The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has given formal written approval of the acquisition. The companies announced the proposed acquisition in June of 2014. All required federal approvals have been received, and shareholders for both …

More information is now known concerning a two-vehicle crash in Calumet on Thursday. Michigan State Police from the Calumet Post say they received several 911 calls from motorists around 2:25 in the afternoon that a reckless driver in excess of 80 mph was running cars off the road on M-26 …