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4-vehicle crash injures 1 on US 41

CALUMET — A driver was transported to UP Health System — Portage after a four-vehicle crash in Franklin Township Thursday afternoon. Driver distraction was a factor in the crash, the MSP said. The crash occurred about 5:55 p.m. on U.S. 41, where a vehicle was stopped in the northbound ...

Two-day suicide training session coming to Houghton in October

Copper Shores Outreach & Education is hosting a free two-day Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) on Monday, October 28 and Tuesday, October 29 at the MUB Alumni Lounge on Michigan Tech’s campus. This two day workshop runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day, teaching ...

Coming home to roost?

HANCOCK — Chickens could soon be allowed within Hancock. Wednesday, the council voted to introduce a revision to its animal ordinance that would allow up to four female poultry per property. Other animals permitted in the city are rabbits, which are restricted to six per property, and ...

Ontonagon man pleads guilty to embezzlement

LANSING — An Ontonagon man pleaded guilty in Macomb County Monday to embezzling nearly $300,000 from an elderly woman for whom he served as attorney. Richard Filbey, 62, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement from a vulnerable adult of $100,000 or more and one count of tax fraud for ...

SH Foundation awards $18,561 mental health grant to Unite UP

MARQUETTE — The Superior Health Foundation Board of Directors is proud to announce the approval of $548,477.49 for year two of its Proactive Pediatric Mental Health Grants to organizations addressing pressing mental health needs of youth across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. These grants ...

Michigan gets $17.4 million in natural disaster prevention funds

LANSING — The state of Michigan has been awarded $17.4 million through the Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund program, for fiscal year 2024 which will create a loan fund for the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division to help local communities obtain ...