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Democrats in Lansing are calling for free community college education for all. They introduced the HirEd Opportunity Act that would provide scholarships for all high school students in Michigan. State Senator Tom Casperson says community colleges in Michigan already provide a great education at a great cost compared to the …

Voters in the Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw School District will decide the fate of a bond proposal for the school in August. The district is asking for an increase of 1.98 mills.  The funds generated would be used to improve security at the school as well as fix and maintain the aging infrastructure …

A region-wide effort to better understand West Nile virus in ruffed grouse is getting underway in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. “In the Great Lakes Region, West Nile virus has been found in a small number of grouse with no known population-level effects at this point,” said Charlotte Roy, grouse project leader …

If you fish the Great Lakes and catch a marked and tagged fish, please report it. You’re helping the DNR collect critical information about the state’s fish populations and trends. The department has used a coded-wire tag program to “mass mark” various fish species in Michigan since the 1980s. Mass …

Finlandia University is now offering eight-week classes and twice as many start dates each year for its online RN-BSN program. “Working nurses need programs that are specially designed to suit their needs, and we’re working hard to make sure that’s exactly what our program does,” RN-BSN Program Director Lori Sullivan, DNP, …

Houghton – Nominated by the Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition (UPEC), long time board member, Nancy Warren of Ewen, Michigan, has been named the winner of the Petoskey Prize for Environmental Leadership. The prize is given annually by the Michigan Environmental Council, based in Lansing. The Petoskey Prize recognizes a volunteer …

A research scientist at Michigan Tech is looking into trends concerning breastfeeding in the Upper Peninsula. Dr. Kelly Kamm works in MTU’s Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology and she saw that data about UP mom’s and breastfeeding was severely lacking. Kamm said, “So we have a lot of data about …

In the wake of another school shooting, State Senator Tom Casperson says the Michigan legislature is taking steps to protect students. Eight students and two teachers were killed Friday at Santa Fe High School in Texas. The alleged shooter was taken into custody after a 25-minute shootout with law enforcement. …

The Musical Journey through Finland’s Independence continues its tour as it heads to Wisconsin. The 101 Years of Finnish Music concert series will be at Little Finland in Hurley on Thursday May 31st. Then it’s on to Minnesota with shows at the Fond Du Lac Tribal College in Duluth on …

The Portage Lake District Library will host the Keweenaw Garden Club for its final presentation for this season on Monday, May 21, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. MSU Master Gardener Amanda Binoniemi will present “Lilacs for the U.P. Gardener.” She will discuss the history and lore of lilacs from the …