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Efficiency United is returning to the Portage Lake District Library for two days of energy saving items for sale. The sale will be held in the lobby today from noon to 6pm and tomorrow from 10am to 3pm. Items for sale include showerheads, shower wands and hoses, LED bulbs, faucet …

It’s flu shot time! The Western U.P. Health Department, U.P. Health System—Portage and Aspirus Keweenaw will provide flu shots at a fast, convenient vaccination clinic this Saturday from 9 to 11am at the Hancock High School Gym. Annual flu shots are recommended for persons 6 months and older, especially for …

The Houghton County Fair premium and livestock checks are ready and may be picked up at the Houghton County Fair office today from noon to 4pm. Checks will be mailed next week if they are not picked up in person. Call 482-6200 for more information.

Congressional Candidate Jack Bergman is visiting the Copper Country today. A meet and greet is planned for the Republican nominee at U.P. Health System—Portage starting at 6pm. Bergman spent part of Tuesday visiting with veterans in Marquette. He said the goal was to open up dialogue about issues other veterans …

The applications of science and engineering to the real world are limitless. Over 120 seventh grade students from Houghton Middle School were introduced to some of those possibilities at Michigan Tech Tuesday, thanks to the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative. In one session, students learned how a filtration system developed by …

Election 2016 has been one of the most unconventional presidential campaigns we’ve seen in recent history. Now teachers say they are witnessing the effects of the heated, hate-filled rhetoric on the campaign trail bleeding into their classrooms. Jason Scott reports.

Legislation outlining rules and regulations for the testing of autonomous vehicles in Michigan was amended and passed Tuesday by a state House committee. Dave Biswas is from Senator Mike Kowall’s office. The bills, aimed at making Michigan a research center for autonomous vehicle testing, now move to the full House.

Michigan election officials are getting to work printing the statewide ballot for the November election. As Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick reports, many of them will be used for absentee voting. While other states have multiple days of voting, efforts to do that in Michigan have consistently failed.

New research from AAA Michigan finds that there is no benefit to using premium gas in your vehicle when it’s not required by the manufacturer. The auto club says that American drivers wasted $2.1 billion dollars last year on high-grade gas in vehicles that were designed to run on regular fuel. …

A new report to be released this morning in Kalamazoo shows Michigan has had a significant reduction in homelessness. The information is expected to be discussed at the Ending Homelessness in Michigan Summit at the Radisson Plaza Hotel. As part of a six-percent drop in homelessness, researchers say veteran homelessness …