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Michigan ballot proposals

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This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. LANSING — Michiganders will decide in Tuesday's general election whether to rewrite the Michigan Constitution and limit political spending by utilities and state contractors. Proposal 1, which asks voters to convene a constitution convention, automatically appears on the ballot every 16 years and has been defeated in previous elections. While a politically diverse coalition is aggressively campaigning against the proposal and there is no ...

School bus driver charged with CSC

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MENOMINEE — A 29-year-old Menominee woman who worked as a school bus driver faces up to life in prison after being charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving multiple variables in connection with an investigation into alleged sexual assaults involving children. Bailee Rae Miller was arraigned Friday in 95-A District Court in Menominee. The charges stem from a Menominee Police Department investigation into alleged sexual assaults reported in the city during October. "Behavior such as this is reprehensible," Menominee County Prosecuting Attorney Jeffrey T. Rogg said in ...

Parking ban

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HOUGHTON AND BARAGA COUNTIES — Winter parking bans will go into effect in all villages and cities in Houghton and Baraga Counties Sunday. Bans in Houghton, Hancock, Baraga, L’Anse, Calumet, Laurium, Lake Linden and South Range will take in effect Sunday, starting at 2 a.m. Houghton Police ...

Seasonal guidelines finalized

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HOUGHTON — The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) and the Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) have finalized the seasonal regulatory guidelines, financial assistance credits and shut-off protection guidelines ahead of the 2026–27 winter heating cycle. According to UPPCO’s ...

To your good health

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a sensitive issue I'd like to ask you about. I'm a 79-year-old woman who's dealing with a lot of stress and anxiety due to the recent suicide of my husband, the trauma of finding him, and all the trauma that followed. I'm in therapy, and I'm healthy and active. I don't ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: I'm the mother of a 14-year-old daughter, and lately TikTok has me genuinely frightened. At first, I thought it was mostly dancing, makeup tutorials and funny videos. But over time, I started hearing about dangerous "challenges," extreme dieting advice, risky stunts and videos ...