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The Rozsa Center stage plays host to a different kind of entertainment beginning Thursday. The popular theatre venue puts up a screen and welcomes some of the best film has to offer. 41 North Film Festival Director Dr. Erin Brown says she likes to make the event interactive. A film …

If you are crossing the Portage Lake Lift Bridge in the overnight hours, chances of being delayed due to construction have gone up considerably. As snow hits for the first time, we are getting closer to the point where work will need to be suspended for the season. The Michigan …

The Drug Enforcement Administration is touting the results of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, held in October. According to the agency, over 745,000 pounds of medication were collected, with an emphasis on opioids and other potentially addictive substances. Since the initiative started, around 15.2 million pounds have been surrendered …

An anonymous donor has gifted Ahmeek Fire and Rescue $30,000, which will allow them to afford a new rescue truck, something the department has needed for years. Michael Defina writes on Facebook that the organization could still use about $20,000 to purchase add-ons and extra equipment that will give the …

Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly are having their annual food drive this Saturday between 9:00 and 4:00. Executive Director Cathy Kass-Aten lists some of the items needed. Some things that we tend to have a great need for our proteins, so canned meats, peanut butter, stews, also soups …

Two Michigan Tech professors are attempting to explain the cost of bad information in our political and public health discourse. Sue Collins and Stefka Hristova, both from the Humanities Department, have an exhibit up until November 21st in the Van Pelt and Opie Library on campus. Additionally, they hosted a …

Beginning this week, Secretary of State branches will be open until 7:00 PM Wednesday evenings. Jocelyn Benson says that the change will help customers who have work and other time commitments during traditional business hours. Booking an appointment will still be done online, but you are welcome to stop by …

An investigation is ongoing by the Houghton County Sheriff’s Department concerning an employee arrangement to take scrap metal from the transfer station and sell it for personal gain. Several loads were transported utilizing the individual’s vehicle, including the use of a trailer, violating an agreement with an independent company for …

A release from the Office of Keweenaw County Sheriff Curt Pennala reveals that one person died in the Ahmeek apartment fire Thursday night. Pennala says that the tragic consequences from the blaze will increase scrutiny of its cause. Obviously with a fatal house fire we want to cross out all …

In this week’s legislative update, state Senator Ed McBroom highlights bill 664 that passed the upper chamber unanimously. It will go to the House for consideration, and potentially on to Governor Gretchen Whitmer for her signature. The Senate bill would allow school districts to count students quarantined due to COVID-19 …