Copper Country — Citizens of the City of Houghton voted in favor of amending the city charter Tuesday through four ballot proposals. Proposal No. 1 amended gender specific terminology to be replaced with gender neutral terms, and was passed by a vote of 581 to 212. Houghton City Clerk Amy ...

EAGLE RIVER – The Keweenaw County Master Plan is in the process of being updated. Part of that project included a Master Plan Community Survey, which started in August and ended in September. The survey results were recently posted on Keweenaw County’s website. As part of the community ...

ESCANABA – The Ecanaba woman accused of assault after a stabbing Aug. 11 was ruled competent to stand trial Monday. Crystalyn Dixie Knuth, who is lodged in the Delta County Jail, and her attorney, Jennifer J. France, appeared via Zoom on Monday in the Delta County 94th District Court before ...

LANSING — The Fair Food Network has expanded its Double Up Food Bucks Program to assist Michigan families facing a disruption in federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, according to an Oct. 29 statement from the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Development ...

LANSING — The Michigan House Election Integrity Committee debated three bills Tuesday related to foreign interference in state elections — in funding for ballot initiatives and election administration, and in the physical parts of election machines. Testimony on both bills related to ...

SAULT STE. MARIE — Two men from the eastern Upper Peninsula are facing charges of sexually abusive activity involving children. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is announced the arrest of Mason Lee Charles Harger-Laporte, ...