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Snowmobiles to race in Keweenaw this weekend

HOUGHTON – Saturday marks the day of the Copper Country 100 snowmobile race. The race is sponsored by COR Powersports, of Somerset, Wisc. and Visit Keweenaw. COR Powersports is a group of motorsport enthusiasts located in Somerset, Wisc. The race will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday at Valley ...

UPAWS, Jacobetti staff brave blizzard to care for animals, veterans

GWINN — During the U.P.’s historic blizzard this past week, many workplaces shut down. Some jobs, however, can’t be worked from home. The animals at Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter need to be cared for no matter the weather, and several staff members stepped up to do just that by ...

Child dies after Pembine house fire

A second person has died following injuries sustained in a house fire in Marinette County's Town of Pembine. The child was two years old. The structure fire broke out at W9039 Holmes Junction Road on Tuesday morning. Multiple agencies responded: the Beecher Dunbar Pembine Fire Department, ...

One of two men found guilty in petition signature scandal sentenced

Nearly four years after a petition signature fraud scam kept several Republican candidates from making the ballot in 2022, a Macomb County judge has sentenced one of the perpetrators to up to 20 years in prison. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel in 2023 announced charges against three ...

Sparing 8,000 doctors, Michigan lawmakers reach medical compact deal

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) LANSING — Michigan legislative leaders say they’ve reached a deal that will allow an estimated 8,000 doctors to continue practicing medicine ...