State: Voter citizenship proposal shouldn’t make Michigan ballot
(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) LANSING — A group aiming to require proof of citizenship and toughen Michigan voter ID rules does not have enough signatures to make the November ...
Starbucks opens in Iron Mountain
After a soft opening Monday, Starbucks was expected to be fully open to greet customers today at its new store at 1950 S. Stephenson Ave., Iron Mountain, just north of Walmart. Planned hours of operation for the new store are 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The development is the first at the site ...
Small plane crash reported in rural Houghton County
SCHOOLCRAFT TOWNSHIP — Few details were available, including on injuries, after a small plane went down Friday evening in rural Houghton County. The crash was reported at 7:45 p.m. Friday on Township Park Road in Schoolcraft Township, according to the Michigan State Police Spl/Lt. Ashley Miller, Seventh District public information officer. Miller said a full report had not been filed as of Monday morning. "There were no fatalities; however, I believe there were injuries," she said. Miller did not have names of those involved in the crash nor information regarding the extent of ...
Flock tightens safeguards as surveillance questions grow
Flock Safety is tightening privacy and oversight controls for its nationwide network of automated license plate readers as more communities pull back from the technology and lawmakers across the political spectrum push for new restrictions. The company announced Thursday it will recommend ...
School vaccination rates slide, exemptions reach a record high
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Monday. The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 4.2%, up from 3.6% the year before. ...