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The National Wildlife Federation has filed a suit claiming the federal government has misjudged an emergency response plan in case of a disaster with a pipeline that runs through the Straits of Mackinac. The suit says the government has not accounted for the impact on wildlife, plants and Great Lakes …

Is there a conflict of interest on the Senate bill to legalize internet gambling? Senator Mike Kowall is the leader of the bill that would allow state casinos to offer internet gambling. That bill is backed by a firm that employs his wife, Eileen, as a lobbyist. Kowall says because …

Trail #3 in Houghton County is now safe again for off road vehicles. That wasn’t the case Sunday when a water main break on the trail just south of South Range over saturated the ground causing a sinkhole. That sinkhole was reported to be ten to twelve feet deep, large enough …

Computer science and programming are becoming an essential tool in the world today. Teachers at all grade levels who want to learn how to bring computer science into their classrooms are invited to participate in a free three-day workshop at Michigan Technological University this summer. The workshop is scheduled for …

The fourth Thursday of the month just won’t be the same anymore: after 15 years, Keweenaw National Historical Park is ending the Fourth Thursday in History speaker series program. Keweenaw NHP staff will be shifting focus and implementing a new education program, which includes teacher workshops, after-school programming, class visits, …

A Houghton man accused of leading police on a high–speed motorcycle chase across the Copper Country is now facing a felony charge. 33–old Rudolph Voght was arraigned in Houghton County District Court Friday, He’s charged with fleeing a police officer in the third degree, a felony punishable by up to …

South of Your Border HOUGHTON – Aspirus invites all senoras and senoritas to “South of Your Border,” a free Aspiring Women girls’ night out. “South of Your Border” will be a fiesta of feminine facts, featuring Aspirus’ local team of specialists including Certified Nurse-Midwife and Board Certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Christiann Rosemurgy, …

The search for a missing fisherman in the eastern U.P. is over. Downstate resident William Kenyon Wenzel went missing on Lake George in Chippewa County late last November. Family and friends were searching the shoreline area Thursday when they found something floating in the shallow waters near Rock Island. A …

A water main break in Houghton County over the weekend is fixed. The break in the line, which services Adams Township, Portage Township and the city of Hancock, was identified Sunday. Water was still available though residents had been encouraged to conserve water until the repairs were completed. The Houghton …

The choices of what to do after high school can seem endless. To help them sort it all out, GEAR UP has been working with local students since the 7th grade. Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs is part of a national initiative to work with students so …