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With two deliveries complete and five more set to take place over the next two weeks, the Michigan State Police is reminding motorists traveling between L’Anse and Negaunee to use extra caution and be prepared for delays when traveling at night on US- 41. The more than 50 mile stretch …

HOUGHTON, MI – The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared and approved a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Environmental Impact Statement to Address the Presence of Wolves at Isle Royale National Park (EIS). On June 7, 2018, Midwest Regional Director Cam Sholly signed the ROD selecting the Preferred …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school baseball, Calumet will take on Traverse City St. Francis in the high school baseball tournament regional semifinals tomorrow at 10:00 in Charlevoix. Our broadcast coverage will begin around 9:40 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. We’ll also broadcast …

The Keweenaw Peninsula is known for its opportunity of adventure.  Thrill seekers come from all over to experience our trails and slopes in the winter, with the addition of fishing and water sports in the summer. “I’m going to be living out of a canoe for a distance of about …

The Bridgefest committee is looking for volunteers to help out with this year’s event. The community celebration takes place June 14th through the 17th.  Volunteers are needed for set-up on Friday afternoon from noon to 3pm. Help is also needed with security, checking IDs, selling drink tickets, and serving drinks.  …

A number of Michigan Tech alumni and faculty are part of the disaster response to the Kīlauea volcano eruption in Hawaii. The volcanologists, geologists, geochemists and other scientists who have been called to Hawaii’s Big Island are there to aid the state’s emergency response team. They are also there to …

A special meeting of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners will be held Friday at noon to discuss the residency status of Commissioner Scott Ala. Ala confirmed he has been in Florida and has a Florida driver’s license at another special meeting two weeks ago. The board voted to send …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers’ offense continued to struggle last night, as they lost 7-1 to the Boston Red Sox. Blaine Hardy gave up five runs over six innings, and took the loss. The Tigers conclude that series in Boston tonight. Matthew Boyd …

HANCOCK, Mich. — Finland’s “spice girls” are bringing added flavor to the Copper Country this summer. The Finnish folk band Jepokryddona (“Spice of Jeppo”) will headline the area’s Juhannus celebration, performing the upbeat, lively tunes that represent the heritage of their part of Finland, and offer workshops in their region’s …

A program that brings Michigan kids and their teachers more active ways to apply science and engineering to solve real-life problems has grown from 1,700 middle-school students in 2015 to 45,000 in 2018. Mi-STAR, which stands for Michigan Science Teaching and Assessment Reform, was spearheaded by faculty and staff at …