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Parade of Nations week continues with events leading up to Saturday’s annual parade and Multicultural Festival. On Wednesday, the Keweenaw Roller Girls will host a free Open Skate for all ages at the Houghton County Arena in Hancock. The event runs from 6:30pm to 7:30pm and participants must bring their own …

Authorities are looking for those responsible for vandalizing a group of donated bicycles in Hubbell over the weekend. Local resident Fran Monville says he has carried on the work at Ernie’s Service Station of restoring the bicycles so someone else could enjoy them. So it’s a mystery why someone would …

A relatively new treatment may offer hope for those living with multiple sclerosis. 59-year-old Laura Erkkila of Tamarack Location is one of those individuals. Laura has been suffering from MS for over 20 years. She has been confined to a wheelchair for the last 12. But that may no longer …

An average of six student athletes at every high school suffered a concussion during the last school year. For the first time, the Michigan High School Athletic Association ordered every high school to report concussions in it’s athletes. The results–over 4,400 reported concussions, says spokesman John Johnson.

As part of a National Day of Action, hundreds of low-wage workers gathered in Lansing to express the fact that over 64 million workers in America are underpaid. That’s health care worker Manilla Freeman. The march was to highlight what they call the moral imperative for racial and economic justice, …

We’ll see a showdown between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump in their first debate in less than two weeks. This as Clinton is battling pneumonia and Trump says he’ll release information about his latest physical. That’s chair of Western Michigan University’s political science department, Professor …

Ford working to demonstrate today why it believes it can have a self driving car in fleets by 2021. AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert takes us for a ride.

You’re told to watch your fat intake to protect your heart, but has that advice been influenced by the sugar industry? Here’s Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites.

A new survey released Tuesday shows companies in Michigan expect to hire more workers in the last three months of the year. The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey shows 15-percent of businesses in Michigan plan to add jobs in the fourth quarter. That’s down slightly from a year ago. Job prospects appear …

Interest in the Mega Millions and Powerball lottery games may be growing now that both jackpots are over $100 million. Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot stands at $122 million. The jackpot for the Powerball drawing Wednesday night has grown to 222-million dollars. Those who select the cash option would win $150 million before …