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Enrollment in Michigan’s free pre-K program grows

Michigan’s initiative to offer free pre-kindergarten for all is paying off, state educators said Wednesday, as the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential, also known as MiLEAP, touted nearly 53,000 applications on file since June. Emily Laidlaw, MiLEAP’s deputy director, said during a virtual news conference that the figure had grown by 700 applications in one month and by 16% compared with the same time last year, when applications totaled more than 45,000 children. “Our children’s futures are the most important thing we can invest in, and we’re proud of ...

Hubbell portion of Torch Lake cleanup continues

LAKE LINDEN — The fences around the eastern portion of Lake Linden Park will be up through October as crews from the Environmental Protection Agency, Honeywell and the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy continue working to remove approximately 14,000 cubic yards of ...

Goodwill store reopens in IM

IRON MOUNTAIN — If Wednesday’s grand re-opening was any indication, the Goodwill store in Iron Mountain will bring a much-needed shopping option to the area. “(Wednesday) was an amazing day. The sales were ... we did about a week’s worth of projected sales in a day,” manager ...

KIND decision to end Flock cameras driven by cost, community concerns

IRON MOUNTAIN — The executive board of a local drug enforcement team is unwilling to assume an ongoing cost for Flock cameras that were installed about six months ago in Dickinson County and have since been disconnected and covered. While recognizing the value of Flock technology, the KIND ...

Study: Lake sturgeon may live more than 400 years

Lake sturgeon: the living fossils. They’ve earned this moniker not only because they first appeared in the fossil record at least 100 million years ago or because their bony scutes give them a dino-like appearance, but because of their long lives. According to previous research, lake ...

Evers, DNR urge release of $10M to address PFAS

Gov. Tony Evers and state environmental regulators are urging the Legislature’s budget-writing committee to release $10 million from the state’s PFAS trust fund. Wisconsin secured the money in a June settlement reached with Tyco Fire Products tied to alleged violations of the state’s ...