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Nurses are walking the picket lines at the Upper Peninsula’s largest hospital. Negotiators for the Michigan Nurses Association and UP Health System-Marquette failed to reach an agreement yesterday in their six-month-old dispute over staffing levels. The 48-hour walkout is scheduled to last until 7:00 Saturday morning. Hospital officials say they’ve …

Keweenaw County’s newest mountain bike trail will open this afternoon. Officials from the Copper Harbor Trails Club and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will cut the ribbon on the path from Mud Lake past Horseshoe Harbor to High Rock Bay scenic point at 2:00. The six-mile stretch completes the …

The Carnegie Museum will hold its biggest annual membership event Saturday evening. Doors for the “Night at the Museum” will be open from 5:00 until 8:00. Musical performers will include the Backroom Boys, the PasiCats, and Seth Helman. Brats will be served, along with samples of locally-produced beer and mead. …

A familiar face will assume a new role at Aspirus Keweenaw. Hancock native Robin Meneguzzo has joined the staff as a certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Meneguzzo previously worked as a technician at Portage Health, and a registered nurse at Aspirus Keweenaw. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Finlandia University, and …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school volleyball tonight… – Houghton plays at Lake Linden-Hubbell. – Hancock entertains L’Anse. – Calumet hosts West Iron County. – Chassell welcomes Wakefield-Marenisco. – Baraga plays at Dollar Bay-Tamarack City. – Ontonagon travels to Watersmeet. – Ewen-Trout Creek …

Three people were injured during a traffic crash last evening at the intersection of M-26 and Sharon Avenue. Houghton police tell us that a vehicle driven by a 19-year-old Hancock man turned into the path of an oncoming car at around 8:20. The Hancock man was not hurt. The 22-year-old …

Highland Copper Company has again extended its agreement to purchase the undeveloped area north of the old White Pine Mine. Highland has been trying to complete the purchase from the Copper Range company for more than three years. The company says the sticking point continues to be assurances that will …

Athletic events at Ishpeming High School were canceled last night, following the death of a student. Director of Business Services Anthony Bertucci did not reveal the student’s identity, or the cause of death. In a written statement, he asked for “time and opportunity to address this sensitive matter.” A team …

Nurses at UP Health System-Marquette could begin picketing tomorrow morning, if contract talks don’t reach some kind of agreement quickly. Union and management officials met yesterday, and will continue to try to find common ground today. Nurses have voted to walk off the job tomorrow and Friday if there’s no …

It’s especially important to have your children at school today. Today is “count day”… the day on which all publicly funded schools in Michigan send their attendance numbers to the state. The state uses those numbers to determine how much funding districts and charter schools will receive next year. Each …