The Obama Administration has approved Michigan's request for disaster relief in 16 counties, including six here in the Upper Peninsula. This is from the severe flooding that occurred this spring, and it will allow people in the effected areas to receive several forms of federal help....

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Governor Rick Snyder does not approve of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community's plan to move its casino from Chocolay Township to the former Marquette County Airport site in Negaunee Township. Instead, the governor wants to negotiate concessions from the KBIC....

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The Michigan DNR is upgrading its license sales system. Officials say that the upgrades will streamline the buying process, letting you get a license in fewer clicks on the Internet. These improvements will also be available for clerks in the various stores that sell licenses...

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An Upper Peninsula business will be featured on national television this summer. Van Aire Incorporated of Gladstone will appear on the "21st Century Business" television series, which runs on various cable television networks…and on DirectTV and Dish Network. Van Aire's segment...

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The Escanaba City Council will hold a special meeting next Monday morning to discuss how to fill the vacancy on the council after the death of Councilman Brady Nelson. Nelson died last weekend, and his term runs through the end of 20-15. The meeting on the issue will be held...

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It was quite a mess near the Marquette Lowes Store Monday as three cars collided there at about 11:00 in the morning. Marquette County Sheriffs Deputies say that a 21-year-old Escanaba man pulled his vehicle out of the Lowe's parking lot into the path of a car driven...

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Escanaba City Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Brady Nelson has died after a battle with cancer. He was elected to the City Council in 2007, and then was re-elected in 2011. Nelson was a Manistique native, and besides his political work, he has also been a substitute teacher in....

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A teenager was killed in a traffic accident in Alger County on Sunday. Sheriff's Deputies say that 17-year-old Shawn Hill of Munising was driving on M-94 in AuTrain Township at about 5:30 Sunday afternoon when he lost control of his car and went off the highway. The vehicle crashed....

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Police in Chocolay Township are looking for a hit-and-run driver. Officers say that the driver of a white Buick LaSabre crossed the white line of US-41 and crashed into a woman who was riding her bicycle there. She was not seriously hurt, but police are asking for your help in finding...

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An argument between two men at an Iron Mountain flea market got out of hand on Saturday. Michigan State Police say that one man assaulted the other with a knife at the flea market on US-2 near Wally's Auto Salvage. The unidentified suspect was taken to the Dickinson County Jail. No word on any serious injuries to the victim.

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The Michigan Mental Health and Wellness Commission will hold a public hearing Monday morning in Marquette. Dave Nyberg is the director of Governor Snyder's Northern Michigan office. He says that Monday's hearing is open to the public, and it will be held from 10 until noon at...

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It's becoming a summertime tradition for kids in Escanaba: the arrival of the Missoula Children's Theatre from Montana. Kathryn Morski from the Bonafis Art Center says the staff are in town from Montana and are ready to audition the kids for a spot in "The Secret Garden". The auditions run...

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A home was destroyed by fire this weekend in Delta County. Escanaba Public Safety says the blaze started just before midnight Friday night/Saturday morning in the 6600 block of "N" Road in Wells Township. It was a home with a garage attached, and when fire crews...

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The Rapid River boating access site will be closed down on Monday for repairs. Jeff Kakuk is with the Michigan DNR, and he says that a new concrete boat ramp will be installed there to make the site more user-friendly for boat trailers. The project is expected to take about two...

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There will soon be a new option for people who want to fly from the Upper Peninsula to Lansing. "Up North Airways" will officially launch its service on Monday, with on-demand service between Iron Mountain's Ford Airport and Lansing. The hope is to expand that service in the...

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