Keweenaw Report Your Source for Local News and Sports

Lake Superior Celebration 6:00-8:00pm, Thursday, April 23, 2015 At Michigan Tech’s Great Lakes Research Center  Hands-on Activities Great Lakes Research Centertours: green roof  & other sustainable features For Youth: Weatherize Your Home, Pay Me Game, Design Wind Turbines, Make a Draft Dodger, Showerhead Showdown   Local Resources New fuel efficient vehicles–Chevy …

A downstate woman accused of shooting into the take-out window of a McDonald’s restaurant in Grand Rapids is going to prison. Shaneka Torres was sentenced Tuesday to three to seven years in prison and was ordered to stay away from McDonald’s restaurants. She was also ordered to pay $1,500 in restitution for …

A Senate committee in Lansing has approved a measure that requires better communications among agencies involved in mobile home park oversight. It now goes to the full Senate for consideration. The legislation also increases fines for “bad actors” whose inaction threatens the health and safety of mobile home parks. The …