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Residents of Baraga County and the Keweenaw are rushing to support the victims of the Beartown Firefighters crash and their families. 25-year-old Alan (A.J.) Schwartz and 23-year-old James Shelifoe, both of Baraga, were killed Saturday afternoon when the transport vehicle in which they were riding flipped over and split in half …

Organizers of the Houghton County Fair are calling the 4-day event a success. According to information posted on the Fair’s Facebook page, they had 16 youth participate in the Youth Talent Show and 1300 exhibits in the youth department. Area youth also contributed to raising livestock for the shows and …

HOUGHTON, Michigan  – Michigan Tech’s “Tech Theatre Company” will hold public auditions for two plays next week, on Wednesday, August 31 and Thursday Sept. 1, in the McArdle Theatre, Walker 207, on the 2nd Floor of Michigan Tech’s Walker Center for Humanities and Art, at 7:00 PM each night. There …

State Representative Scott Dianda will host a presentation with the Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Division at the Michigan Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Complex in Houghton. The event will take place tomorrow starting at 10am. The Motor Carrier Division is the branch of the MSP that enforces rules and regulations …

The Portage Lake District Library will host the Sexual Assault Service Coordinator for Dial Help for a presentation this evening at 6pm. Peggy Sullivan will discuss “Sexual Assault: What You Should Know.” She will explain what sexual assault is and how to report it. Sullivan will also discuss services that …

EAST LANSING, Mich., Aug. 26, 2016 – The U.S. Department ofAgriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Lisa Mensah has announced funding to help eight tribal colleges upgrade their infrastructure, purchase equipment and make other improvements to their educational facilities. Funding is provided through USDA’s Tribal College Initiative Grant program. Mensah made the announcement while visiting Northwest Indian College in Whatcom County. “Education is one of the …

You may be spending more money on college tuition when using plastic. Zahra Huber has the story.

Many areas of the state were experiencing near-drought conditions, until recent heavy wet weather. State Representative Dan Lauwers calls it a “billion dollar rain.” A large percentage of Michigan received an inch of rain, some as much as three-inches.

When it comes to wine, Michigan is getting noticed. Thirteen Michigan wineries will set up shop at The Gage restaurant in Chicago tonight for a one-night-only ticketed tasting. Jenelle Jagmin with the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council says Michigan is already home to over 120 wineries- Jagmin says Michigan is …

Two members of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community’s Beartown Firefighting squad were killed Saturday in a traffic crash in Minnesota. Minnesota State Patrol investigators say the transport vehicle carrying nine passengers struck the median cable barriers “for an unknown reason” and rolled over on I-35W in Blaine, a northern Minneapolis suburb. Dead …