With the new school year beginning this week, Business Editor Murray Feldman takes a look at some healthier foods to pack in the lunchbox.

You soon may be saying good-bye to those “antibacterial” soaps and dishwashing liquids. Health Reporter Doctor Deanna Lites.

Michigan college tuition costs are sixth highest in the nation while state college funding has dropped $262 million since 2003. That’s according to a Back To School Report from the Michigan League for Public Policy. Vice-president of the League, Karen Holcomb-Merrill, says there are things state policy makers can do. …

The City of Houghton Police Department has received numerous complaints of telephone communication scams. The telephone scams include people posing as a member of the City of Houghton Police Department requesting a telephone call on prior complaints, the IRS and Rachel Card Services. Police warn residents to be careful of …

Cure, Not Care—that’s the slogan for the Spinal Cord Society, an international organization for cure research and treatment of spinal cord injury and related neural problems. That’s something Tim Elmblad knows about first hand. Tim broke his neck in an automobile accident in 1979, he is now a quadriplegic, confined …

You’re invited to get up, get out and get walking this Labor Day for the 13th annual UP Health System – Portage Labor Day Bridge Walk. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. Monday at the Kestner Waterfront Park in Houghton, with the five-mile walk beginning at 8:30 a.m. U.P. Health System’s …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that antlerless deer application results are available beginning today. Application results and leftover license availability can be found at mi.gov/deer. Any leftover antlerless deer licenses not issued in the drawing will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Sept. 8 at …

Hancock residents are invited to a public meeting to discuss the development of the city’s Master Plan. The meeting will take place at the Copper Country Community Arts Center Monday, September 12th at 6pm. Residents are encouraged to provide feedback on the draft goals, objectives and strategies for the future …

The White Pine Unit One electric generator in Ontonagon County will shut down in the next 90 days, as ordered by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator. The power plant is sixty years old. With the power plant set to close, the System Support Resource payments of just over seven million …

Michigan Tech students know when they graduate, they likely have a good paying job waiting for them. CareerFEST gives students a glimpse into what careers they can have in different industries. MTU Career Development and Corporate Event Promotions Coordinator Shelley Farrey said, “The whole objective of offering these Industry Days …