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Twenty-four students are getting one last opportunity to attend summer camp and get a head start on their studies for the coming school year. The Michigan Tech Center for Science & Environmental Outreach has been hosting an end of summer camp this week. The theme is Earth science. Students in …

Trucks carrying heavy loads pose a risk to everyone if safety regulations are not followed. That’s why it’s important for them to know what those regulations are and what officers are looking for in the event they get pulled over. A truck traffic safety meeting was held in Houghton to …

Every year more than 700,000 adults in the U.S. have a heart attack. The good news is that more people are surviving according to a new study. Health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has more.

The results are mixed when it comes to Michigan’s students and the state’s standardized testing. Results for the M-STEP tests have been revealed and there is still a lot of work to do, as students showed little improvement in math, reading and writing. They also saw increases in science and lower …

State data shows that bicyclist-versus-motorist crashes have been on the rise. The death of an elite tri-athlete on Friday near Ann Arbor has lifted the number of fatalities to eighteen in Michigan since January. A spokesperson from the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning says the number could rise as …

The two Beartown Firefighters killed in a traffic crash near Minneapolis returned home to a solemn welcome this (Tuesday) afternoon. The motorcade carrying the bodies of 25-year-old Alan Swartz and 23-year-old James Shelifoe Jr., left Minnesota around 7:30 Eastern Daylight Time this morning. Firefighters in communities all along the route joined …

Flags at state government buildings will be lowered to half-staff for two days to honor the two Beartown Firefighters killed in Saturday’s crash in Minnesota. Here is the statement from Governor Rick Snyder’s office: Gov. Rick Snyder has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered to half-staff Wednesday, August …

This press release was put out by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community on Tuesday, August 3o: An account has established for the fundraising efforts and donations received to assist the families of the decreased and injured Beartown Firefighters. The Beartown Firefighter Relief Fund has been set up at the Superior …

On August 29th, detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) executed a search warrant at two adjacent residences located in Atlantic Mine. During a search of those residences detectives seized heroin and crystal meth. Two subjects were arrested for possession of crystal meth and possession of heroin. Both …

New details have been released in connection to the accident that killed two members of the Beartown Fire Department Saturday in Blaine, Minn. 28-year-old Michael Johnson of Baraga was arraigned Monday on two counts of criminal vehicular homicide; gross negligence. Police say Johnson was behind the wheel Saturday at 3:00 …