Most people have to head to Green Bay and stand outside the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field to enjoy a great Packers tailgate party. With the Packers Tailgate Tour coming to Houghton, you just have to head to Michigan Tech’s SDC. Besides enjoying the food and beverages, you can meet …

The L’Anse Robotics team is headed to the FIRST Robotics State Championship. An impressive feat in itself, but making it to state’s in their first year in the competition is nothing short of incredible. “I had a couple of students that really shined for me, a couple others that I …

The Oswald Bear Ranch in the Upper Peninsula is giving people a chance to name their new baby bear cub. Dean Oswald who owns the ranch with his wife says the little girl cub is still bottle fed three times a day and she is well behaved. He says he …

Yoga has been shown to help relieve back pain, depression, improve the health of your heart and reduce stress. And now new research finds it may also help people with ulcerative colitis. Health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has more.

The odds are good you’ve heard of “probiotics” which aid in digestion. They’re found in foods like yogurt. But for optimal health you need to include “prebiotics” in your diet too. Health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites explains.

Not happy with Spring in the Copper Country? Things could be worse, much worse. Downstate is bracing for a severe winter storm. National Weather Service forecasters say some parts of the Thumb region of Michigan could get eight inches of snow. A lakeshore flood advisory has been posted for the …

Michigan Technological University is taking part in National Biomechanics Day Thursday (April 6), a world-wide event for high-school teachers and students to advance the science and education of human biomechanics. This year’s theme is, “Science Meets Fun on National Biomechanics Day.” The Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology (KIP) Department has collaborated …

IRON MOUNTAIN – The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center will be hosting a Warrior to Soul Mate Retreat for couples in Hancock on April 22-23, 2017.   Warrior to Soul Mate is a new program that provides hope and renewal to relationships impacted by military service, deployments, and war.  It …

Houghton, Michigan—The Houghton, MI Skatepark Group is holding a charity art auction at the Keweenaw Brewing Company in Houghton on Thursday, April 13 from 7-9 PM. The event will feature work from 50+ local artists including high school students and professionasls. Quincy Woodwrights, a Houghton-based skateboard deck manufacturer, donated boards …

Consul General of Finland to New York Manu Virtamo is providing the keynote address at Finlandia University’s commencement ceremony on Sunday, April 30 at the Paavo Nurmi Center. “It is only fitting that as we celebrate Finland’s centennial anniversary of independence, Finlandia welcomes the most recently appointed Consul General of …