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Michigan Tech’s Bioathlon is an annual event that brings high school students together for a little competition over science. Sixty students from 15 U.P. high schools worked together in teams at various biological challenges. In one lab, students were given fake fluid samples and a list of symptoms. Medical Laboratory Science …

President Barack Obama returned to Flint, getting an update on the city’s ongoing water crisis. The President met with Governor Snyder, federal and state officials as well as Flint residents. He assured Flint residents that federal response teams have been working around the clock to make sure their daily needs …

Republican Presidential Ted Cruz suspended his campaign after his loss in Indiana. And now John Kasich has done likewise. With Trump the likely nominee — what may be the tactics for Democrats? That was Dr. Matt Grossman, the Director of the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at Michigan …

The federal government is dramatically expanding the Takata airbag recall, adding between 35 and 40 million airbag inflators to the 29 million already being recalled. National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator Mark Rosekind says this could have been avoided, had Takata acted quickly.

Nissan is recalling 108 thousand small SUV’s. AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert —

The Michigan House has passed a package of bills to restructure the Detroit Public School District with a $500 million plan. Many, like former DPS teacher Sherri Gay-Dagnogo urged a no vote because it doesn’t return local control. Republican Representative Al Pscholka said they shouldn’t let the district go into …

A proposed plan by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community to move their Marquette casino facility to the former Marquette County Airport location will not go forward. The KBIC reporting that Governor Rick Snyder once again refused to allow the new entertainment complex to be built unless a “common agreement” could …

The City of Hancock is making some changes to certain ordinances and adding some new ones. Most notably, many local violations will now be treated as civil infractions. To handle this new duty, the city is creating a Municipal Ordinance Violations Bureau at the city hall, where fines for violations …

Two members of the Houghton Community Broadcasting staff received awards of Merit from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Tuesday night during the 27th annual Broadcast Excellence Awards in Lansing. The awards, presented during the annual MAB convention went to Todd VanDyke in the sports category for his Keweenaw Report Sports …

Keweenaw National Historical Park is expanding hours of operation at its Calumet Visitor Center as the park gets ready for a busy summer season. For the month of May, the Visitor Center will be open Thursday through Saturday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and from 12:00 noon to 5:00 …