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HOUGHTON—The Houghton Energy Efficiency Team (HEET) is holding its second Great LED Light Bulb Swap from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday (April 23) at the Michigan Tech Lakeshore Center, in downtown Houghton. The first 100 households that bring in an incandescent light bulb will each receive one free LED …

More tourists may come to Houghton this year after reading the rankings published in a national online magazine. Smithsonian.com listed their 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2016. Coming in at number eight: the hockey loving four-season tourist destination of Houghton–as described in the article. With attention given to the …

It’s almost over, but you may still get stuck at the bridge next week. More tests of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge have been scheduled as part of ongoing maintenance work Motorists should expect delays of 10 to 15 minutes, roughly equivalent to a standard bridge lift for marine traffic, …

All roadside parks operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation in the Upper Peninsula are scheduled to open on Monday. MDOT maintains 32 roadside parks in the U.P. They usually close in late October and reopen in mid- to late April. While the parks will be open, motorists should not …

Reaction to Prince’s death is being heard from across the state. Kurt Ellenberger is a professor of music at Grand Valley State University, and sometimes uses Prince in his teaching. The 57-year old was found unresponsive at his home Thursday morning in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Volkswagen has an “agreement in principal” with the U.S. government to compensate owners of diesel vehicles that have emission cheating software. AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert explains.

A Monroe County teen is carrying his brother to the state Capitol to raise awareness for cerebral palsy. Mike Campbell has the story.

Auditors from the Michigan Auditor General’s office say residents trying to collect unemployment insurance still can’t get through to a state government representative. An audit of calls placed to the Unemployment Insurance Agency during a two-week span in 2014 found 90-percent of the hundreds of thousands of calls made were …

It’s a push to raise awareness and gather donations to ease the need for diapers. The No Child Wet Behind campaign is underway in Marquette County. Organizers say one in three families with diaper-aged kids have diaper need. Diapers collected will go to the Women’s Center and county Health Departments. …

LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the reappointments of Michael Drewyor, of Houghton, and James Stevens, of Farmington Hills, to the Michigan Board of Professional Engineers. The nine-member board regulates the practice of professional engineers. “I thank Michael and James for their continued service on this important board …