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National Engineers Week will be celebrated with a variety of activities on the campus of Michigan Technological University this week. Tech’s events during Engineers Week are again sponsored by Tau Beta Pi, the local chapter of the Engineering Honor Society. National Engineers Week, also known as EWeek, gets rolling at …

Finlandia University has introduced a new $4,000 grant for students who graduated from an Upper Peninsula high school, and announced it is maintaining current rates for tuition and room and board for the upcoming year. “Finlandia has a strong record of controlling price increases over the long-term and maximizing financial …

Quebec’s Denis Tremblay is the winner of the UP 200. This was Tremblay’s fifth time participating in the event. He took the lead Sunday morning, passing fellow Canadian Martin Massicotte to win the race. The normal 230 mile race was cut down to about 220 miles due to a lack …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The Houghton girls swim team is celebrating an Upper Peninsula championship. The Gremlins edged Marquette 280-247 Saturday. Houghton led by just one point heading into the final event – the 400-yard freestyle relay. They claimed the event, and the title. …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey Saturday, Hancock opened up a 4-0 lead, then held on to defeat Escanaba 5-3. Alex Nordstrom scored twice for the Bulldogs, and Lance Kangas had three assists. All of the Eskymos goals were scored by …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In hockey Friday night, Calumet blanked Escanaba 5-0. Trevor Salata’s goal late in the first period turned out to be the game winner. Rory Anderson and Jack Sturos added second period tallies, and Brent Loukus and Matt Yeo taked …

For the third year in a row, Houghton has been named a top 10 hockey city in America. The hometown of the Michigan Tech Huskies checked in at No. 6 this year. SmartAsset, a personal finance technology company headquartered in New York, released its third annual rankings this week. The …

The Keweenaw Community Spark Plug Awards Dinner was held Thursday night in Houghton. The award winners in each category are as follows: Growth: Vollwerth & Co. Customer Service: Mark Pittillo, Finlandia University Dining Services Innovation/Transformation: ProNav Marine Community Development: Leah Polzien Young Person of the Year: Devin Leonarduzzi Project of the …

Gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer is touring the Upper Peninsula this week as part of the the launch of her campaign. Whitmer, a former State Representative and State Senate Minority Leader, has been a proponent of women’s issues, education and health care. With so many changes happening in Washington and Lansing, …

For the original story and video from ABC-10’s Melanie Palmer, click here. The U.P. Energy Summit was held Thursday on the campus of Northern Michigan University. Energy resources have been a topic of discussion in recent months, such as the potential natural gas plants being placed in Baraga and Marquette …