Michigan’s Public Act 235, signed into law in November 2023, is getting pushback from U.P. communities. Last year, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed multiple renewable energy laws that included barriers to local control of zoning for renewable energy projects. Act 235, which preempts existing ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: William S. Brotherton celebrated his 13th birthday on Nov. 14, 1941, at Pearl Harbor, where his father was stationed. My dad was the writer. William S Brotherton, Nov 14, 1928 to March 29, 2018. He was just 13 at the time while his father, Kenneth E. Brotherton, U.S. Army, was ...
KEWEENAW COUNTY — For the 26th year, the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office has launched its No Kid Without a Christmas campaign, says Sheriff Curt Pennala. Pennala said this year’s campaign began a when some of the families in the program started reaching out the Sheriff’s Office ...
DETROIT — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a longtime Democrat, says he will run for Michigan governor as an independent in 2026. “It’s clear to me that there are a lot of people in this country who are tired of both parties and tired of the system,” Duggan said in an interview Tuesday. ...
Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday are done and gone. The focus of this week was GivingTuesday, sponsored locally by the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation. Michael Babcock, director of communications and donor relations at Copper Shores, calls it a way for people ...
HOUGHTON — Schools through out the Copper Country, as well as other areas of the Upper Peninsula announced closures for Wednesday ahead of the first major winter storm prediction of the 2024-2025 winter season. Classes in schools in the Copper Country Intermediate School District in Baraga, ...