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Coronavirus

Ammunition shortage could impact local hunting season

HANCOCK — Industry experts predict that it will be at least the spring of 2021 before there is an ease in the firearm ammunition shortage, and a local firearms dealer says it may impact local hunting seasons. Rick Freeman, of Northwoods Sporting Goods — Freeman’s Gun Shop in Hancock, ...

K-12, Tech to end pauses of face-to-face instruction

HOUGHTON — After a two-week pause to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the area, K-12 schools and Michigan Technological University will return to their previous face-to-face instruction on Monday as planned. On Monday, Michigan Technological University plans to return to Level 3 of its ...

UP legislators respond to Supreme Court ruling

HANCOCK — The two state legislators representing the Copper Country welcomed Friday’s state Supreme Court ruling removing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s ability to extend the COVID-19 state of emergency, but said they were willing to work with the governor on maintaining some protections. In ...

Whitmer approves earlier processing of absentee ballots

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Clerks in Michigan cities or township of at least 25,000 people can start processing a surge of absentee ballots a day before November’s presidential election under legislation signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday. About 2.7 million voters have requested ...

State cites 10 businesses, for COVID-19 workplace safety violations

LANSING — To maintain a commitment to putting worker safety and health first, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) inspected and issued COVID-19 “general duty” citations to 10 different businesses with serious violations for failing to protect workers and ...