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Michigan Technological University President Glenn D. Mroz announced his intention to return to faculty starting no sooner than June 30, 2018. In an open letter to the University community today, Mroz stated, “For some time now, the University leadership and I have worked to develop a comprehensive plan in anticipation …

Most people have to head to Green Bay and stand outside the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field to enjoy a great Packers tailgate party. With the Packers Tailgate Tour coming to Houghton, you just have to head to Michigan Tech’s SDC. Besides enjoying the food and beverages, you can meet …

The L’Anse Robotics team is headed to the FIRST Robotics State Championship. An impressive feat in itself, but making it to state’s in their first year in the competition is nothing short of incredible. “I had a couple of students that really shined for me, a couple others that I …

Click on the bold scores for more details. High School The high school track season opens today, as local teams compete at the MTU Indoor Invitational. Team CC Team Copper Country opens its quest for a national title this morning against Hamden, Connecticut. Pregame coverage will begin around 8:45. They’ll …

IRON MOUNTAIN – The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center will be hosting a Warrior to Soul Mate Retreat for couples in Hancock on April 22-23, 2017.   Warrior to Soul Mate is a new program that provides hope and renewal to relationships impacted by military service, deployments, and war.  It …

Houghton, Michigan—The Houghton, MI Skatepark Group is holding a charity art auction at the Keweenaw Brewing Company in Houghton on Thursday, April 13 from 7-9 PM. The event will feature work from 50+ local artists including high school students and professionasls. Quincy Woodwrights, a Houghton-based skateboard deck manufacturer, donated boards …

An environmental organization is blaming recent exploratory drilling for making a “mess” of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. The Mining Action Group of the Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition issued a statement calling for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to halt any further exploratory drilling in or near the …

April 4th marks the number of extra calendar days a woman has to work on average to make as much as a man during the year for doing the same job. That’s why Tuesday was Equal Pay Day. A rally on the campus of Michigan Tech provided cookies and information on …

Click on the bold scores for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers scored five runs in the second inning, and defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-3 in their season-opener yesterday. JaCoby Jones and Nicholas Castellanos homered in the big inning, and Ian Kinsler added a solo shot in the fourth. …

The Johnson vintage snowmobile that was on the Portage Canal near the Lift Bridge in Houghton sank into the water at 2:40 pm on Wednesday, March 29th.  The sled had been put on the ice as part of the Houghton Rotary’s “Sink the Sled” Contest which began in February. The …