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AG Nessel, LARA warn licensees of imposter scams

LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) Director Orlene Hawks today alerted professionals licensed by the State of Michigan to beware of scam artists impersonating state officials in an effort to obtain personal information, or ...

Test your bravery at the haunted Quincy Smelter tours Halloween weekend

HOUGHTON — Not many people can say they earned college credit for scaring people, but Michigan Technological University students are an exception. MTU’s visual performing arts students are putting final touches on their fourth year of turning Quincy Mine structures into a scary experience ...

Governor Whitmer celebrates Michigan winning economic development award

LANSING — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer celebrated the State of Michigan winning a $1 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). The funds will flow into the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity and the Michigan ...

Drug arrests in Ontonagon County

On Oct. 20, detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) and troopers from the Wakefield Post arrested two people from Ontonagon County involved in selling illegal drugs. The two suspects are involved in separate investigations and are not related. After a six month ...

Drug arrests in Ontonagon County

On Oct. 20, following a two-month investigation, detectives from UPSET arrested a 37 year old suspect, from Baraga, MI on two counts of Delivery of Methamphetamine, a 20 year felony. The suspect’s name will not be released until his arraignment in the 97th District Court, Baraga County. The ...