There will be more eyes keeping watch over state lands and waterways. 37 new conservation officers got their badges at graduation ceremonies in Lansing last week and will now spend 18 weeks in field training with an experienced CO before being given their own post. The Department of Natural Resources …

Gas prices are down a penny a gallon in Michigan this week. AAA Michigan reports the current statewide average is about $2.71 per gallon. That’s still about $1.23 less than this same time last year. Of the cities surveyed by AAA , the cheapest price for self-serve unleaded fuel can …

June 5, 2015— Wayne Pennington, dean of the College of Engineering at Michigan Technological University, announced  that Adrienne Minerick, professor of chemical engineering with an adjunct appointment in biomedical engineering, has been named the College of Engineering’s first associate dean for research and Innovation. In her new position, Pennington said Minerick will …

Are you looking for exciting summertime activities for your son or daughter this summer?  Look no further.  MSU-Extension is proud to announce the U.P. 4-H Summer Camp at Camp Molinare in Dickinson County.  Camps are open to all youth and are made possible through 4-H (youth do not need to …

The body of a missing man in Dickinson County is believed to have been found. 32–year–old Brian Michael Bush was last seen at the Menominee River Park in Kingsford last week. Shortly after 6 p.m. Monday police recovered a body in the Menominee River near the Iron Mountain Kingsford Filtration …

If you are planning on crossing the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge over the next couple of days, you may see fire department equipment and staff on the bridge for equipment tests. The tests are planned for today and tomorrow to see how a water piping system will respond to …

For the full story, see http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2015/june/parade-nations-announces-its-2015-theme.html. The theme for this year’s Parade of Nations will be World of Lore and Legends, featuring dragons, serpents and a host of other mythical characters a The Parade of Nations and the Multicultural Festival that follows in the Dee Stadium is scheduled for Saturday, …

For the full story at Tech Today, go to http://www.admin.mtu.edu/urel/ttoday/?issue=20150603 A group of Keweenaw Bay Indian Community students got a first-hand look into possible STEM careers while on Isle Royale National Park. Tech Today reports that 13 KBIC youth went with a team from Michigan Tech to the island last week. …

The Michigan Department of Corrections is charged with sending a problematic prisoner to an Upper Peninsula prison to get rid of him. 52-year-old Kevin King had been helping other prisoners with legal complaints against the system. King had been personally awarded nearly $1,500 for violation of his First Amendment rights. …

Visitors to Deer Tracks Junction in Cedar Springs will get a glimpse of a rare fawn Wednesday. Dragon was born at the Junction less than two weeks ago with a white face, legs and underside. Its mother is a special whitetail deer known as a Piebald, which carries a genetic …