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The showcase features projects from over 600 students in both the Tech Enterprise and Senior Design programs. Some projects are competitive but many of the designs will actually be used in the industry, such as a satellite being developed by Michigan Tech’s Aerospace Enterprise. Taylor Warden, a software engineering major, …

China is expected to spend up to a trillion dollars in environmental clean-up and reforms, and part of that money will be spent right here in the Upper Peninsula. Evergreen Technology, a subsidiary of China’s Futianbao Environmental Protection Technology, got the last bit of red tape out of the way …

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders returned to the debate stage Thursday night, facing off in a CNN Democratic debate in Brooklyn, so, who came out on top? Aaron Kall, the director of debate at the University of Michigan, says Sanders had the overall better debate. Kall says Sanders was also …

Traditional Greek dancing is fun and sociable. Now seniors might want to lace up their shoes and hit the dance floor. It turns out Greek dancing can be good for your heart according to a new study. Here’s Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites.

Most for us know exercise is healthy for our heart, but it can also boost your brain power — so says Cleveland Clinic brain expert Dr. Stephen Rao. He conducted a study involving eight-hundred people. He says exercise helps produce new nerve cells, increase blood flow and increase the number …

The first person wounded during shootings by an Uber driver in Kalamazoo has made her first public comments since the attack. Tiana Carruthers spoke from Borgess Hospital where she’s has been treated since the rampage in February. The 25-year old suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the attack that left six …

About 60 minimum wage workers and supporters were out in front of a McDonald’s in metro Detroit Thursday. They were protesting for a $15 an-hour minimum wage–an increase opponents say would increase prices and eliminate jobs. Kristi Allen, of Detroit has spent the past several months working for McDonald’s— This …

One person is injured after a rollover crash early Thursday morning. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office says 51-year-old Michael Hocking, a resident of M-203, was headed northbound on that road around 4:30am. About 500 yards north of Highpoint Road, authorities say Hocking crossed the southbound lane, went down an embankment and …

Isle Royale, Michigan—The Isle Royale & Keweenaw Parks Association and the George Wright Society are awarding a college scholarship in memory of former Hancock resident, Bob Linn, a founding member of both organizations. Bob was chief naturalist for Isle Royale National Park for many years before becoming chief scientist for …

L’Anse Area Schools were on high alert Wednesday because of a bomb threat. According to the L’Anse Police Department, officers were dispatched to the high school just before 8:30am after a written bomb threat was found in a student bathroom. Officers and school officials found nothing out of the ordinary …