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With all the talk about the energy crisis in the U.P., there is some good news on the state’s effort to improve its energy usage. According to a report by the Public Service Commission and the Michigan Energy Office, Michigan is exceeding its targets to-date and is expected to meet …

Today is “Cyber Monday,” giving shoppers another chance to get big discounts, but this time, online, instead of going to a store. Since first being dubbed “Cyber Monday” in 2005, the Monday after Thanksgiving has become one of the biggest online shopping days of the year. The day grew out …

While many shoppers will be scanning the internet searching for bargains this “Cyber Monday,” local retailers say if you’re more a “hands on” shopper, you should head to your local shop. Michigan Retailers Association President and CEO Jim Hallan says some shoppers like to browse online but still like that …

November snow is nothing new for the Upper Peninsula, but the amount seen this year is for those to the east of the Copper Country. The National Weather Service says Marquette has passed its 1991 record for total snowfall, which had been 48.9 inches. The most recent number published by …

Attorney General Bill Schuette has added Michigan to 19 other states in a brief challenging a Maryland gun control law that limits certain kinds of automatic weapons and the size of ammunition magazines. The legislation was passed after the 2012 mass murder of school children and teachers in Newtown, Connecticut. In …

A new statewide poll may hold a clue as to why Governor Rick Snyder won a surprisingly large re-election victory over Mark Schauer. The Denno Research survey found that 61 percent of voters feel our state is on the right track. Just 28 percent feel we’re headed in the wrong …

A funeral service will be held Sunday afternoon for the three Menominee County children who were killed in a car crash Monday night. 14-year-old Michael John McCue, 12-year-old Maxwell Robert McCue, and 11-year-old Joelle Naomi McCue died when the van in which they were riding slid into the path of …

It’s been a few years since L’Anse has held a Christmas parade. The village Downtown Development Authority wants to bring it back this year… with the spotlight on snowplows. The “Sing A Song of Snowplows” parade will be held on Saturday, December 13th. Organizer Susan Rasch says that anything that …

The Christmas season opens in Hancock tonight, with the annual Christmas Walk. This year’s theme is “Christmas Joy in Hancock.” Carol Freeman from the Hancock Business and Professionals Association tells us that Santa will board a fire truck in front of the Scott Building at 6:00. Kids and their parents …

The Calumet Hockey Association will unveil its new Zamboni at tonight’s opening game of the Copper Island Classic. John Carroll of the CHA says the new unit doesn’t just replace the aging one… it’s an upgrade. “We got an automated wash system that’s going to improve the quality of our …