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Helping out

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP — As the federal standoff for Department of Homeland Security funding is close to an end, the chaos regarding pay for Transportation Security Administration workers is finally being remedied. According to a presidential memorandum released Friday, President Donald Trump ...

Scam warning

UPPER PENINSULA — The Michigan State Police (MSP) is warning people about a scam targeting elderly individuals using fear and impersonation tactics. According to an MSP release, in a recent case in the Upper Peninsula, scammers targeted an elderly woman. They claimed her computer had been ...

Amtrack anyone?

HOUGHTON – At its regular March meeting, the Houghton County Board of Commissioners voted to table a request to review a resolution proposing to bring Amtrak rail service to the Upper Peninsula. The review was proposed by Cheboygan County, Mich. resident Louis Vallance, who appeared by ...

Standoff suspect jailed

OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP – An hours-long standoff between an alleged gunman and law enforcement from throughout the Upper Peninsula resulted in the arrest of an individual at a home in Osceola Township near the community of Dollar Bay. According to information obtained from the Houghton County ...

No Kings!

HOUGHTON — Protestors gathered at the Houghton Waterfront Pier to rally and march across the Portage Lift Bridge on Saturday. The goal of the third No Kings rally nationwide was for people to exercise their first amendment right and directly protest President Donald Trump and his ...

Bridge stop leads to arrest

MACKINAC CITY — A semi-truck driver has been arrested following a traffic stop by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for driving violations on the Mackinac Bridge. During the stop, MSP discovered the driver was in possession of numerous illegal weapons and was committing multiple additional ...