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Local history buffs are invited to help build the Keweenaw Time Traveler. Michigan Tech researchers have been working on a project to build an online historical atlas of the Copper Country using historic maps and demographic information to connect the people and places of our past. You are invited to …

The case against an Atlantic Mine man who caused a lock-down at an elementary school last November may be headed to trial. 30-year-old Niles Nathan Rothenberger appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday for a pretrial. He has pled Not Guilty to the high court misdemeanor charge of possession of …

A motion to toss out a search warrant in a heroin case has been denied. 38-year-old Fountaine Gordon of Chicago appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday, asking the court to dismiss the case. His attorney argued that there had been no basis for law enforcement to seek a search …

A plea agreement has been reached for the alleged look-out for a theft of firearms. 19-year-old Jake Hugall pled guilty to larceny of a firearm for his role in a break-in at a sporting goods store in Hancock last December. The charge is a felony punishable by five years in …

A plea agreements has been reached in a drug case from Atlantic Mine. 48-year-old Steven Ruotsala pled guilty to possession of meth–a ten year felony, and possession of the controlled substance Ritalin–a two year felony. Ruotsala was arrested in October at his residence following a drug bust. A 20-year Delivery or …

According to a new study, many people aren’t take their blood pressure medication. Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has more.

Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee is speaking out against the latest executive order by President Donald Trump. The revised travel ban temporarily halts entry to the U.S. for people from six Muslim-majority nations who are seeking new visas. The Flint Township Democrat says a heavy reliance to thwart the order will …

A new report says mercury in certain Pacific Ocean tuna is rising, despite atmospheric pollution levels from the early 1970s through the late 1990s remaining constant. Paul Drevnick, a former U of M researcher and current water quality scientist in Alberta, Canada, says mercury levels in Bigeye and Yellowfin tuna …

Many voters in Michigan report having less confidence in President Trump when compared to before the election. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick sifts through the numbers.

It’s National Consumer Protection Week, and Attorney General Bill Schuette has released his annual Consumer Complaint list. Spokesperson Andrea Bitley says it was compiled by analyzing nearly 8,500 written complaints filed in 2016. Telecommunications, cable and satellite TV, along with automobiles, retail and Internet complaints rounded out the top five. …