The 17th annual Camp 911 is taking place this week at the Mercy EMS Facility on Airport Road in Hancock. The camp is free to students who are completing or entering sixth grade in a Houghton or Keweenaw County school. UP Health System – Portage, Aspirus Keweenaw, and Mercy EMS …

Finlandia University has been awarded more than $286,000 annually for the next five years by the U.S. Education Department. The funds will help provide students with academic and other support services they need to stay in college and earn a bachelors degree. These students meet income guidelines, are the first …

UP Health System – Portage is proud to welcome Tara Robinette, MD to its Emergency Department. Dr. Robinette is a board certified emergency medicine physician and began seeing patients on August 1, 2015. Dr. Robinette completed medical school at Michigan State University in 2011 and residency training at the University …

Four people are facing misdemeanor charges related to buying and selling black bear parts. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says three suspects from Kent County and one from Chippewa County were arrested after a multi-year investigation by the DNR’s Special Investigations Unit. DNR Detective Lieutenant Jason Haines says there …

Organizers of Donald Trump’s first presidential campaign visit to Michigan, say about a thousand tickets for the August 11 Birch Run appearance have been sold, and the VIP access price tier tickets are just about sold out, according to the Saginaw News. General admission tickets at the Birch run Expo …

Michigan ranks poorly among states when it comes to student debt. The survey by wallethub.com says Michigan is 39th when it comes to student debt relative to the strength of the state’s economy. The survey is titled “2015’s Best and Worst States for Student Debt.” Utah was best state. Mississippi …

Deaths from drug overdose are on the rise in Michigan, according to data from the state Department of Health and Human Services. The numbers show there were 1,533 drug overdose deaths in Michigan in 2013, up 18 percent from 2012. 255 of those deaths were a result of heroin use, …

A state Democrat has introduced a bill to repeal a law enacted last year requiring women to have additional insurance coverage if they want to get an abortion. State Representative Sarah Roberts is behind the bill and says it’s not right to require someone to have extra coverage if they …

The Michigan Supreme Court’s ruling last month ordering the state to do away with some of its mandatory minimum sentences could bolster a bill awaiting a vote in the Michigan House. The measure, sponsored by State Representative Kurt Heise, would eliminate the two year mandatory minimum sentence for people who …

As part of the Keweenaw Science and Engineering Festival, the Science of an Ice Rink will take place this Thursday, August 6th, 2 pm, at Dee Stadium on Houghton’s waterfront. The presentation will be done by Scott MacInnes, former Houghton City Manager and son of the late MTU hockey coach, …