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These Puppies Are Fighting To Survive. The UP Shelter Staff Refusing To Give Up On Them.
UPAWS parvovirus puppies are at the center of a crisis gripping the Upper Peninsula's largest animal shelter — and staff haven't stopped working since. On May 24, UPAWS — the UP's largest animal shelter,…
Heartwarming
Michigan Gave This 88-Year-Old Army Veteran His Life Back. The World Gave Him $1.77 Million.
Michigan Army veteran Ed Bambas never wanted to still be working at 88. But life had other plans. The Army veteran spent…
Crime
They Bought A Michigan Home. Contractors Uncovered A Skull Hidden In The Garage.
CRIME A family bought a quiet house on Willard Road and started planning their renovation. Then the contractors got to the garage…
Heartwarming
A Mountain Lion Just Had Babies in the U.P. — And It Hasn’t Happened in Over 100 Years
There are mountain lions living in the Upper Peninsula right now. And for the first time in over a century, they're having…