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UP communities collect winter coats

LANSING – With biting temperatures making their annual return and people beginning to grab for their heavy coats, Upper Peninsula communities are working to make coats available to those who need them. For example, the State Police typically has an annual coat drive, the Baraga County ...

House destroyed by fire in Cornell

CORNELL TOWNSHIP — Six fire departments responded to a fire in rural Delta County on Tuesday morning. The affected house was a complete loss, but no injuries were reported. It was around 3:30 a.m. that Delta County Central Dispatch alerted the Cornell Volunteer Fire Department to a ...

Talent agency signs young local dancer

ESCANABA — An 11-year-old Bark River girl who has traveled around the country to dance competitively was recently signed with a Los Angeles talent agency. Zoey Zambon, daughter of Ashley and Andy Zambon, began dancing at the age of three. She has taken all types of classes available at ...

The fight to save Michigan's bats

Think bats are spooky? Let’s dispel some myths right off the, ah, bat. Bats do not want to touch human hair. They are not blind. Less than 1% of bats carry rabies. And, no, bats do not suck blood (at least the bats living in Michigan). Here’s the real scary part about bats: Their numbers were decimated by a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome more than a decade ago and, despite researchers’ ongoing efforts, have not yet recovered. That’s frightening because bats play an important role in our world. An average bat eats more than 3,000 bugs a night – from mosquitoes to ...

Deer crashes peak each fall in Michigan: here’s what to know

LANSING — Michigan drivers are entering the most dangerous stretch of the year for deer crashes. October through December accounted for more than 40% of the 58,324 vehicle-deer crashes reported statewide in 2024. In those crashes, 1,816 people were injured and 14 were killed. November ...