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Though some campgrounds in the U.P. have had to delay the start of their season due to snow, the campground at Baraga State Park is ready to open. Many campgrounds have a semi-modern open, meaning you are welcome to come camp but there may not be any water or electricity. …

The Portage Health Foundation will be hosting its 23rd annual Spring Gala on Saturday May 9th at the Continental Fire Company in Houghton. This is a premier event for the Portage Health Foundation and will include an evening of delicious food, silent auctions, and incredible entertainment. This year’s theme “With …

Michigan Tech’s spring commencement ceremony will be this Saturday beginning at 10:30am in the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. This year, nearly 1,100 students will be awarded degrees, including almost 300 graduate students. The guest speaker will be Dr. Susan E. Skochelak, Group Vice President for Medical Education at the …

Congressman Dan Benishek is the recipient of the Champion of the AMA award from the American Motorcyclists Association. The award recognizes Dr. Benishek’s commitment to preserving the ability of young riders to enjoy off-highway vehicles, fighting to end motorcycle-only checkpoints, maintaining access to public lands for riders, and preventing federal …

The cases against three of the seventeen people arrested in a major drug bust last December are headed to trial. 55-year-old Brenda Maki, 41-year-old Thomas Bianco and 32-year-old Corey Haataja all appeared in Baraga County Circuit Court. Maki and Bianco are charged with delivery or manufacture of suboxone while Haataja …

Michigan has the 3rd highest insurance premium penalties for high risk drivers in the nation. That’s according to the personal finance website WalletHub which compared car insurance quotes in each of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. for hypothetical consumers who had identical demographics but a range of driving histories. …

Michigan’s junior U-S Senator is joining with Senate Republican leaders in calling for a National Criminal Justice Commission to look into the root causes for recent civil unrest and rising tensions between police and civilians. U-S Senator Gary Peters, a Detroit Democrat, is co-sponsoring legislation to create a bi-partisan commission, …

U.S. Supreme Court justices Tuesday heard more than two hours of oral arguments over same-sex marriage lawsuits that involve two Hazel Park women. April DeBoer and her partner Jayne Rowse are optimistic about their chances. Their case challenging Michigan’s ban on gay marriage is linked with cases from Ohio, Tennessee …

A bill revamping the way teachers and administrators are evaluated is moving through the Michigan legislature. Under the measure, which cleared a Senate committee on a partisan vote, student growth would have less weight, dropping from 50-percent of an evaluation to 40-percent. In-classroom evaluations would play a role too. The …

A rulebook of sorts for landlords and tenants to follow if there is a bedbug infestation in a rental unit has been introduced in the Michigan Senate. The bill puts the onus on the tenant to comb through their rental unit to ensure there are no unwanted guests. If bedbugs …