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HOUGHTON, MI, Thursday, June 8, 2017– Mary Jennings, Director of Programming and Development at Michigan Tech’s Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, has earned a place among 25 national arts professionals chosen to participate in the third cohort of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) Leadership Fellows Program. This …

Lake Superior water levels are expected to be the highest they’ve been in a decade. Numbers released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District’s Great Lakes Hydraulics and Hydrology Office suggest that water levels throughout the Great Lakes are expected to be both higher than average and higher …

Michigan Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologists estimate the number of moose in the western Upper Peninsula core population area at 378 animals, up from 285 in 2015. “Our survey findings this year are encouraging because a possible population decline detected in 2015 was transitory,” said Dean Beyer, a Michigan …

MLB The Detroit Tigers had yesterday off, and open a home set against the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight. Buck Farmer will start against Zack Greinke. Pregame coverage will begin at 6:45 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3, WCCY. The Milwaukee Brewers also had yesterday off. They’ll play a doubleheader at St. …

A teenager is suspected of robbery and arson of a house in Stanton Township over Memorial Day weekend. Acting on a tip, troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post developed information that led to the apprehension of a 15-year-old male for Breaking and Entering and Arson of a Dwelling. …

Ever wanted to travel back in time to see how people lived in the Keweenaw before? The Keweenaw Time Traveler is set to launch this week, giving people a virtual opportunity to take that trip. A group of Michigan Tech researches led the project to create a digital map that …

A case against a Detroit man accused of delivering and manufacturing heroin in Lake Linden continues. 25 year-old Breon Garner appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court Friday. Garner was originally arrested in March following a warranted search by UPSET detectives of a residence in Lake Linden. The defense said a …

Morning winds Saturday pushed the Baraga County Lake Trout Festival indoors to the Meadowbrook Arena in L’Anse, but the day was still entertaining for the whole community. The festival gets its name from Baraga County’s reputation as the Lake Trout Capital of the Great Lakes and it has been providing …

A planned power outage is taking place today in the L’Anse area. Upper Peninsula Power Company says the planned outage is necessary to perform maintenance on equipment owned and operated by American Transmission Company to improve electric reliability and safety. Electrical service will be shut off between 8am and noon. …

MLB The Detroit Tigers snapped their three-game losing streak with an 8-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox last night. Detroit took an early lead when Nicholas Castellanos homered in the first inning. They put the game away when Justin Upton hit a grand slam in the fifth. Daniel Norris …