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You’ve probably heard them by now–sea planes on their way to Isle Royale. Some residents in Hancock have complained to the city council about the noise of these planes as they come off the hill and begin the trip out to Lake Superior. Others have compared the noise to that …

The Houghton City Police Department says they have seen several cases of distemper in wild animals this summer. Distemper is a viral illness that can affect dogs and other wild animals. The illness attacks the animal’s respiratory, gastrointestinal and central nervous system, causing them to act differently, almost as if …

Motorists are frustrated with the construction on the Hancock side of the bridge and are taking it out on the workers there. Police Chief Wayne Butler says there have been reports of people throwing objects at the workers from car windows and shooting at them with pellet guns. Drivers are …

Click on the blue links for additional details. MLB The Detroit Tigers scored twice in the top of the ninth to take a 3-2 lead, only to see the Kansas City Royals score twice in the bottom of the inning to salvage a 4-3 victory last night. Mikie Mahtook’s two-run …

A group of Houghton Middle School students led a presentation at the Community Art Center in Hancock, about their findings on the negative impacts of burning plastic. The ten eighth graders teamed up for the 2017 Lexus EcoChallenge, which allows students to solve local environmental issues. While the team has …

Michigan Tech is taking part in a multi-university to study how coastal land loss restoration practices impact ecosystems in coastal marshes. Louisiana State University is leading the research with includes Tech and five other universities. The project just received a $2.1 million competitive grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …

The Copper County Immediate School District held a meeting to discuss the Career Technical Education Millage proposal with the public, who will vote on the matter August 8th. Career Technical Education, or CTE, programs expose students to a number of different technical fields while still in high school. CCISD Superintendent …

Emergency crews were called out to Stagecoach Road in Michigamme Tuesday after residents, like Mike Hinkens, heard the sound of rushing water. “I was outside at about 12:30 last night and I heard a loud rushing. It sounded like a river flowing. There’s a beaver dam up behind the road …

Click on the blue links for additional details. MLB Nicholas Castellanos drove in five runs, as the Detroit Tigers pounded the Kansas City Royals 9-3 last night. Castellanos blasted a critical triple as Detroit scored five times in the second inning. He added two home runs later in the game. …

A 2017 graduate of Michigan Tech is being given a boost to his education career thanks to a prestigious honor. Wisconsin-native Ben Manning has been named a Georgia Teaching Fellow by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. He is one of 63 Teaching Fellows announced June 29 by Georgia Governor …