The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to roll out a final “Clean Power Plan” rule that puts new mandates on states to cut carbon emissions. In Michigan, the governor is already mapping out a plan for energy, which includes cutting energy waste and using more renewable energy and natural gas. …
Read More »Tigers Blow Another Lead – Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. MLB – Tigers Squander Another Lead The Detroit Tigers blew another big lead, and lost to the Baltimore Orioles 8-7 last night. Detroit led 6-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth inning, powered by home runs from J.D. Martinez, James McCann …
Read More »Crews Battle Wildfire In Humboldt Township
Crews are still battling a wildfire that began early Thursday afternoon in Humboldt Township. Officials believe that the fire began within the land of a logging project, Holli Forest Products of Ishpeming. Also, the weather conditions allowed the fire to spread from 10 acres initially to 60 acres by 7 …
Read More »Baraga County Fair This Weekend
The Baraga County Fair takes place this weekend. The fair is held on the Baraga County Fairgrounds in Pelkie and features live entertainment, exhibits, activities for kids and good food. The dirt really gets kicked up with the ATV challenge, the mud bog and the demolition derby. Fair board member …
Read More »Junttila Family Reunion This Weekend
A local family with roots that run deep in the Copper Country will be coming together again this weekend. The Junttila family reunion currently takes place every five years at their family property outside of Gay near Big Traverse Bay. The line can be traced back to 1909 when Gustav …
Read More »Mike Pflaum Selected as Superintendent of Badlands National Park
Mike Pflaum, a 35-year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS), has been selected as the new Superintendent of Badlands National Park. Pflaum has served as the Superintendent of Keweenaw National Historical Park in Calumet, Michigan since January, 2011, with an intervening assignment at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Pflaum begins …
Read More »Rock Camp Adds Sneak Peek Show Tonight
Young musicians will be rocking it out tonight and tomorrow and the climax of PJ Olsson’s Rock Camp arrives. Saturday night’s Really Big Show looks to definitely be a sell out so to give as many people as a possible a chance to see the show, and to give the …
Read More »“Superior” Premieres At Calumet Theater
The movie ‘Superior” is a tale about two teenagers who decide to have one last adventure, bicycling around Lake Superior in the summer of ’69. It’s based on a true story, written and directed by Edd Benda, who came out last summer with his crew from Beyond the Porch Productions …
Read More »State to Residents: Keep Your Eyes Peeled for the Asian Longhorned Beetle
The state is hoping you can help keep an insect that burrows into maple trees and destroys them out of Michigan. Julie Crick, an educator at Michigan State University Extension, says the Asian long-horned beetle – which is black with white spots and has a blue antenna – leaves behind …
Read More »MI Supreme Court Scraps Some Mandatory Minimum Sentences
The Michigan Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday to strike down some mandatory sentencing guidelines will mean a lot of work for trial court judges now and plenty of work this fall for a House committee. State Representative Kurt Heise, chair of the House Criminal Justice Committee, says they’ll first spend some …
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