A federal appeals court ruling means the latest version of the Great Lakes Fishing Decree will stand. The decree deals with the allocation, management, and regulation of certain parts of the Great Lakes governed by the 1836 Treaty of Washington. Under that treaty, Ottawa and Chippewa nations ...
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., has joined Senate colleagues in raising alarm about plans by the Trump administration to cut nearly 20% of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ workforce. In a letter to VA Secretary Doug Collins, Peters voiced strong opposition to the Department of Government Efficiency and President Donald Trump’s plan to reduce its workforce to 2019 levels, which could lay off as many as 83,000 employees this year, including at least 20,000 veterans. Peters also emphasized that these cuts would be particularly disastrous for veterans who rely on the VA to receive ...
RESTON, Va. — Low-level helicopter flights are planned over areas of Upper Michigan and northern Wisconsin to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. Data collection for this survey area will be conducted beginning in April for approximately 4 months, weather and flight ...
LAURIUM — the catastrophic fire that destroyed Laurium’s public works building also destroyed a significant element of local aeronautic and athletic history. The building was constructed in 1934 as a hangar for the Laurium Airport. The facility was constructed in 1933-34, as a Works Project Administration project, and was reportedly the largest WPA project in Houghton County history, employing more than 5,000 workers. James R. Anderson, in his 2020 book “Roads to Renewal: The Report of Activities and Accomplishments of the Civil Works Administration in Michigan, November ...
HOUGHTON — Two separate incidents occurred this week in which Michigan State Troopers were effected by reckless drivers. On Jan. 27 in Wexford County an MSP patrol car was struck by a vehicle while the officer was assisting citizens who had slid their vehicle off the roadway. The two ...
Graham Jaehnig/Daily Mining Gazette The Hancock Fire Department responded to a call shortly before noon Tuesday to find the contents of a document destruction truck burning in the city parking lot behind the Northern Mutual Insurance building located on Quincy Street. There were no injuries ...
