QUINNESEC — Breitung Township’s taxable value increased by $16 million in 2025, which will result in an estimated property tax revenue increase of $70,000, according to Township Assessor Justin Murawski. “We’re on an upward trend in terms of value,” Murawski told the township board ...
Upper Peninsula lawmakers announced legislation Tuesday to establish a state veterans cemetery in the U.P., allowing local veterans to be laid to rest closer to home. State Reps. Dave Prestin, Greg Markkanen and Karl Bohnak introduced House Bills 5843-5844, which provide funding to identify, ...
The Michigan Department of Transportation continues to adjust spring weight restriction areas in an annual move to protect roads. Effective 7 a.m. today, weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border north to and including U.S.2/U.S. 141 ...
Angela Elkins quit her job as a corrections officer at the Upper Peninsula’s Chippewa Correctional Facility about four months ago after many months of forced 16-hour shifts. “I would have mental breakdowns at work daily,” said Elkins, 24, who was 21 when she began working at the ...
President Donald Trump has lifted a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, clearing the way for a South American company eyeing the region's precious metals to begin applying for permits. Environmentalists fear the move will create a precedent for ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's supreme leader vowed Thursday in a defiant tone to protect the Islamic Republic's nuclear and missile capabilities, which U.S. President Donald Trump has sought to curtail through airstrikes and as part of a wider deal to cement the war's shaky ...