HOUGHTON — During summer boating season, motorists often become frustrated when the Portage Lake Lift Bridge is raised during random hours of the day for marine pleasure craft. The reason, however, is actually a federal regulation. Marine traffic on the Keweenaw Waterway generally holds ...
An environmental organization advocating for affordable energy is calling out Michigan’s largest utility companies, arguing that their donations to politicians on both sides of the aisle have helped them skirt accountability for the quality of their services. In its analysis of the most recent campaign finance filings with the state of Michigan, the Michigan League of Conservation Voters noted that Consumers Energy and DTE Energy collectively donated $156,760 to state lawmakers between Jan. 1 and April 20. Consumers Energy, which provides electric and gas service to 6.8 million ...
Single-family housing starts in March were at their highest since 2022, a fast start to the construction year that could bring more supply to home markets that are still painfully expensive. The new data from surveys was released April 29 by the U.S. Census Bureau, with information from February and March delayed by issues with the federal government shutdown. Nationwide, there were 88,900 single-family housing starts in March, the most for that month since March 2022, when there were 100,100. At the same time, however, February numbers were revised down to 66,900, the lowest ...
MADISON — Some Wisconsin health professionals are bracing for a bad year for Lyme disease, as tick activity was already higher in April than at the same time last year. In much of the nation, emergency room visits for tick bites are at their highest weekly rate for this time of year since ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortions are provided across the nation. The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito temporarily allows women seeking ...
HOUGHTON — The City of Houghton Police Department sent out a warning Sunday informing people of targeted scams in the area. These scams appear to be court summons demanding payment for alleged traffic violations. The example provided by Houghton PD is a fake court summons from Nebraska, ...
