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Those who smoke marijuana are often portrayed as being lazy. Now a study finds that may hold true. Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has the details.

Car and truck sales fell about three-percent in August, compared to a great month in 2015. AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert says there were drops at both domestic and foreign brands.

An email threat has prompted Michigan Tech officials to send an alert to students at the school, warning them to stay vigilant. MTU’s Director of Public Safety and Police Services Brian Cadwell says the threat was also received at several other universities and four federal FDA facilities prompting the FBI …

Another round of jobs numbers is out later this morning. Business Editor Murray Feldman says there are a number of possible stories behind the statistics.

The latest polling data reveals voters are not so much voting for their candidate but rather voting to make sure the other candidate doesn’t win. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick reports that goes against the normal motivation for going to the polls.  

There will be extra police patrols in Michigan over the holiday weekend. Law enforcement officers from police departments, sheriff’s offices and the Michigan State Police will be on the lookout for impaired drivers and unbuckled motorists during the Labor Day holiday weekend. The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign …

Former Calumet hockey star Ben Johnson has been convicted of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in a bar in Windsor, Ontario, more than three years ago. The verdict was read in a Windsor courtroom late this afternoon (Thursday) by Judge Kirk Munroe. Johnson was a member of the Windsor Spitfires hockey …

Tickets go on sale today for the next Murder Mystery event, put on by the Calumet Players and the Keweenaw Young Professionals. The next event will be a Murder Mystery Ball and will be held October 22nd at the Continental Fire Company in Houghton. Event organizer Amanda McConnon says people …

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. In the United States, one person completes suicide every 13 minutes. Copper Country Mental Health Training and Prevention Coordinator Brian Rendell says experts believe that most suicidal individuals do not want to die. When suicidal behaviors are detected early, lives can be saved. To …

LAURIUM – Double the color. Double the fun. That’s what Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital’s Women’s Health Team anticipates for the third annual Light the Night Fun/Run Walk Saturday, Sept. 17. The event kicks off at 7:15 p.m. with a free 1K for children. The 5K Fun Run/Walk follows at 7:45 p.m. …