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Some highs and some lows as it pertains to drug and alcohol use among college students. The national Monitoring the Future study released this morning by the University of Michigan shows more and more college students are smoking marijuana. The report says 38-percent of college students have smoked weed. Researchers say …

Another setback for supporters of an effort to legalize marijuana in Michigan. The state Supreme Court and the Appeals Court rejected appeals yesterday by the Michigan Cannabis Law Reform Committee which wants to make recreational use of marijuana legal. The group turned in more than enough signatures, but the State …

Legislation that would keep Michigan at the forefront of self-driving cars has won unanimous approval in the state senate. It would no longer require a passenger inside a self-driving car while going through tests on public roads. The bill could reach the governor’s desk within months.

100 human powered boats will paddle from Breakers to the Bridge this weekend. Breakers to Bridge Paddle Festival, a weekend of events centered around paddling in the Keweenaw, begins Friday evening with the 5Point Film Festival at the Continental Fire Company in Houghton. Doors open at 5:00PM with the film showing starting …

A public hearing will be held this evening to address the Warden Power Plant’s request to change the mix of biofuel it uses to produce electrical power. It’s taking place at L’Anse High School at 7pm. Specifically, plant owners want officially to discontinue using pentachlorophenol-treated railroad ties. The plant would continue …

Copper Country United Way will kick off its 2016 Annual Campaign with a cookout fundraiser this weekend. The event will take place at Tadych’s Econo Foods on Saturday from 11:00am – 5:00pm. The Campaign Kickoff Cookout marks the start of United Way’s annual fundraising effort and gives the organization an …

Hancock, Michigan—The Herman Gundlach Fund of the Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) has announced it will award $69,531.75 to 17 local organizations to fund projects addressing community needs. The individual grant amount ranges from $1,375 to $5,000. Donor-advised funds are established at the bequest of a donor wishing to provide flexible …

Students from the Computer Science Department at Michigan Tech will provide free tutoring at the Portage Lake District Library for beginning computer users starting on Saturday, September 10. These computer help sessions with individual tutors will be held every Saturday through December 10 from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Computer …

When residents in the L’Anse Area School District head to the polls on Election Day, they will decide whether to approve a 1 mill sinking fund millage. The district will not be borrowing any money, but instead putting aside the money levied each year to address different projects. L’Anse Area …

Michigan employees will continue to see raises of around 3% in 2017, a pattern that has existed for the last several years. A report from the American Society of Employers says that number remains consistent, despite economic growth and low unemployment. ASE Vice President Kevin Mars says the numbers are …