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The streets of downtown Houghton will belong to the ladies this evening. Ladies Night returns to the city once again, with many of the businesses open and offering discounts and refreshments. Houghton Business Development Director Susie Landers says these ladies are there to shop and support local businesses. The evening’s …

Seniors are often the victim of crime, fraud and other scams from people that see them as easy targets. TRIAD is a collaboration of local seniors, senior programs and law enforcement that helps protect older residents from danger. Former chairperson and current historian of Baraga County TRIAD Oedith Harris said, …

Michigan Tech is again being named a Military Friendly school by Victory Media. Rob Bishop is the Director of Academic and Community Conduct at Michigan Technological University, which has been given the distinction for the third time. Michigan Tech is one of 1,160 schools to receive the Military Friendly designation. In …

Tom Leonard is the new leader of the Michigan House. He was chosen Thursday as Speaker to replace Kevin Cotter who is term-limited. The 35-year old Republican from DeWitt told reporters a priority is transitioning newly hired school employees to 401(k) accounts instead of also giving them a pension in …

A proposed bill calling for a contest to design a new state flag has been introduced in Lansing by state Senator Steve Bieda of Warren. The Democrat says the bill would create a flag commission to accept design submissions between January and July of 2018.

United Auto Workers union president Dennis Williams weighs in on the victory of President-Elect Donald Trump. Here’s Autobeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert.

As the White House is set to shift power from Democrat to Republican in January, the Alliance for the Great Lakes expects its relationship with rest of Washington to remain the same. Joel Brammeier is President and CEO of the Alliance, who says President-elect Donald Trump has said some things …

Today is Veteran’s Day, a day to honor service men and women who have served and who are currently serving in the Armed Forces. Some city, county and federal offices will be closed. On Thursday, Congressman Fred Upton and Michigan U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow announced legislation that …

New figures from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates hunting in Michigan has a $2.3 billion economic impact in the state. About $1.3 billion of that is spent on equipment, while other expenses are related to food and lodging. Opening day is November 15th, more than 525,000 hunters are …

The inspirational film, “Do It For Daniel”, will be showing tonight on the campus of Michigan Tech. The film is hosted by the Houghton and Keweenaw Suicide Prevention Coalition with representatives from the RSVP Program, Dial Help, MTU Counseling Center, CLK Schools, Finlandia University, Copper County Mental Health and other …