Category Archives: News
Prestin Votes 'No' On Background Checks For Rifle, Shotgun Purchases
State Rep. Dave Prestin, of Cedar River, recently voted to protect Second Amendment freedoms and the right to privacy from increased government surveillance by voting against House Bills 4138, 4142 an...
Jack Hall Mar 16, 2023
Two Arrested For Illegal Firearms, Drugs In Remote Forest Area
Two people were arrested in northern lower Michigan for possessing illegal firearms and drugs after a Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officer conducted a traffic stop in a remote...
Jack Hall Mar 16, 2023
Upper Peninsula Unemployment Rate Rises Sharply In January
Not seasonally adjusted jobless rates rose in all 17 Michigan labor market areas over the month, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. "Mi...
Jack Hall Mar 16, 2023
State Rep. Prestin Hosts Gladstone Government Students In Lansing
State Rep. Dave Prestin, of Cedar River, met with 14 students and one adult from Gladstone High School on Thursday, March 16 at the state House in Lansing. The students are part of a government class,...
Jack Hall Mar 16, 2023
Whitmer Signs Bill Extending Legal Protections For LGBTQ People
Governor Gretchen Whitmer was joined by Attorney General Dana Nessel, Senator Jeremy Moss, Representative Jason Hoskins, and other legislators, advocates, and allies to sign legislation expanding the ...
Jack Hall Mar 16, 2023
Northern Michigan Lawmaker Wants To Repeal DNR Deer Harvest Rule
State Rep. Neil Friske introduced a plan to repeal the state Department of Natural Resource's (DNR) order to require hunters to electronically pin-drop the locations of their harvests via the internet...
Jack Hall Mar 15, 2023
Bay College Concert Series Continues With Thursday Night Event
Bay College continues to support local artists in the 2023 concert series, including performances by the Marquette Symphony Orchestra, Phil Lynch, The Slamming Doors, and Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi....
Jack Hall Mar 15, 2023
Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty In Plot To Kidnap Governor Whitmer
Brian Higgins, 54, of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, pled guilty to one count of Attempting to Provide Material Support for Terrorism, a five-year felony, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced ...
Jack Hall Mar 15, 2023
Great Lakes Recovery Centers, Room At the Inn Get $955 Shopping Sprees
Great Lakes Recovery Centers and Room at the Inn were each provided a $955 "Back to Basics" shopping spree by United Way of Marquette County, funded by the MI Income Tax Checkoff program and local don...
Jack Hall Mar 15, 2023
Sault Ste. Marie Police Investigating Fatal House Fire
At approximately 7:37 Tuesday morning, the Sault Ste. Marie Fire and Police Departments responded to a structure fire at 3607 Shallows Beach Avenue within the City of Sault Ste. Marie. The fire has be...
Jack Hall Mar 15, 2023
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