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Finlandia University has been officially notified by the U.S. Department of Education of the successful grant submission for another five year TRIO grant for $353,718 per year ($1,768,590 total). TRIO Upward Bound will be funded from 2017 to 2022 with this new proposal, and aid students from Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw counties …

MLB The Detroit Tigers fell to the Texas Rangers last night 6-2. Starter Michael Fulmer threw only 75 pitches in his first outing after coming off the disabled list, giving up five runs on seven hits and three walks in five innings of work. Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler and …

The Copper Country Rock and Mineral Club hosted their annual Gem and Mineral show over the weekend at the Houghton Elementary School. A variety of different rocks, gems and minerals from all over the world were on display and some are even available for purchase. The show may be smaller …

From photography to woodworking to jewelry, there was no medium left out of the 57th Annual Eagle Harbor Art Fair. “We have 64 vendors and the artists come from all over the United States, a lot of them Wisconsin, Michigan and the Upper Peninsula and we have all different kinds …

The Friends of the Portage Lake District Library put together a scavenger hunt in downtown Houghton this weekend as a fundraiser for the library. Teams of one to four people were given a list of items and tasks to complete.  The teams were given 90 minutes to take pictures of …

At Michigan Tech, a greenhouse gas is heating up, but not in the way that you’d think. Materials Science Professor Yun Hang Hu and his team figured out a way to turn carbon dioxide into a newly developed three-dimensional graphene. “We developed an advanced material for use of energy application,” …

MLB The Detroit Tigers could not mount a second comeback victory in as many nights as they fell to the Minnesota Twins Sunday 6-4. Tigers’ starter Matthew Boyd gave up four runs on six hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings but did not get the loss, which went …

Click on the blue links for additional details. MLB Justin Upton’s two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth powered the Detroit Tigers to a wild, come-from-behind 12-11 victory Saturday. Detroit bolted out to a quick early lead, scoring five times in the first inning. The Twins countered with five …

Click on the blue links for additional details. MLB Anibal Sanchez served up two more home runs Friday, as the Detroit Tigers lost to the Minnesota Twins 9-4. Sanchez gave up five runs on eight hits over six innings. Mikie Mahtook homered for Detroit. A potential three-run homer by John …

A new exhibit at Fort Wilkins Historic State Park in Copper Harbor takes visitors into the actual hospital ward where sick soldiers were cared for during a mysterious epidemic there more than 150 years ago. The “Ward Room” exhibit, which opened recently in the park’s former U.S. Army post hospital, …