HOUGHTON COUNTY, MI – One person is dead after a house explosion in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. WLUC-TV reports that a 64-year-old female was pronounced dead following the incident on M-203 in Hancock Township around 9 a.m. on Monday. She has not been identified. The woman’s husband was able to exit the […]
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Gorbachev, who redirected course of 20th century, dies at 91
MOSCOW (AP) — Before Mikhail Gorbachev came along, the Soviet Union seemed an immovable superpower in perpetual antagonism to the United States. With a breathtaking series of reforms, Gorbachev changed all that — and redirected the course of the 20th century. Alongside Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, Gorbachev was a […]
MSU Extension and UofM Medicine Offers Tai Chi for Fall Prevention Online for Free
Michigan State University Extension in conjunction with University of Michigan Medicine are teaming up to offer Tai Chi for Fall Prevention online. This tai chi set was designed by Dr. Paul Lam, a retired family physician and tai chi master. Dr. Lam led a team of tai chi and medical […]
Bay Mills installs EV chargers
BAY MILLS — Bay Mills Indian Community continues their mission of “going green” — this time with the installation of electronic vehicle charging stations. The tribe secured nearly $100k in funding for the EV stations from a ChargeUp Michigan grant, OFME Next Energy grant, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. […]
BMIC receives grant funding for green projects
BAY MILLS — Bay Mills Indian Community has been awarded a $200k grant from the Grid Alternatives-Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund that will allow the tribe to continue its mission of “going green.” The goal of the TSAF is to strengthen renewable energy in tribal communities by providing resources to support […]
City revises timeline and adds night-time schedule to W Portage reconstruction
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Effective Tuesday, September 6th, Payne & Dolan will begin the WestPortage Avenue reconstruction project. The project area will be from Easterday Avenue to Osborn Blvd. and will consist of therehabilitation of 1.548 miles of West Portage Avenue. The rehabilitation will consist of coldmilling the existing […]
Two ringleaders convicted in Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot
GRAND RAPIDS — Two men who plotted to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over her COVID-19 pandemic policies are guilty of the conspiracy, jurors decided in a verdict Tuesday after a weeks-long retrial of the high-profile domestic terrorism case. Adam Fox, 38, of Potterville, Michigan, and Barry Croft, 46, […]
Top U.S. Republican urges Canada to scrap ArriveCAN app
A top U.S. Republican has weighed in on the debate swirling around ArriveCAN, the travel app the Canadian government introduced for cross-border travel during the pandemic. She wants it gone. Elise Stefanik, a part of the U.S. House Republican leadership team, a border-district representative from New York State, and die-hard […]
Dixon Chooses Hernandez As Running Mate
Former Rep. Shane Hernandez has been chosen as Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon’s running mate. The candidate announced her pick today to Michigan Republican Party leadership, which was due at 5 p.m. In a statement, Ms. Dixon said Mr. Hernandez “will help to improve our schools, create safer communities, and […]
Prisoner attack sends 4 Baraga Correctional Facility staff to hospital
BARAGA COUNTY, Mich. (WLUC) – Four staff from the Baraga Correctional Facility were hospitalized Thursday following an attack by prisoners. The Michigan Department of Corrections told TV6 that prison officers were monitoring the Level V (maximum security) yard activities when five prisoners began attacking the correctional staff who were monitoring […]