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New State School Superintendent Brian Whiston has received a one year extension on his contract. On Wednesday he received high marks from the state Board of Education in his first annual evaluation along with the extension. Whiston’s contract now runs through June of 2019. Board chair John Austin says Whiston …

A Michigan House committee is has cleared legislation aimed at keeping Chronic Wasting Disease out of the state, and specifically out of the Upper Peninsula. The measure would up the fine for bringing a deer or elk carcass into Michigan from a state where either animal is known to carry …

The governor has signed into law a bill to help speed up the process of reporting child abuse. The measure would require the state implement an online system for the reporting of child abuse and neglect. Senator Judy Emmons is the main sponsor. She says sometimes mandated reporters like doctors, …

Freedom of the press would be extended to student journalists at high schools and public universities in Michigan under legislation introduced in the Michigan Senate. State Senator Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, is sponsoring the bill and says past episodes of school administrators interfering with student’s articles prompted him to back …

The new leader of Detroit Public Schools says there’s no plan B if state lawmakers don’t approve a plan for the district soon. Judge Steven Rhodes, the DPS transition manager, says the district only has enough cash to pay its teachers to work until April 8th. He says unless legislation …

An event this week is geared toward helping students to get ready to make their mark in the world. The Interviewing Workshop and Meet and Greet will be held at the Memorial Union Ballroom Friday on Michigan Tech’s campus. The event is open to 11th and 12th grade special education …

The goal of the SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge is to design a cleaner, quieter and more efficient winter recreation machine. Teams from 21 schools have entered the competition to do just that. It’s the 17th annual event and the 14th time it’s been hosted by Michigan Tech. But with temperatures …

The head of the CLK Schools will be sticking around. At the March meeting of the school board, the contract for Superintendent Darryl Pierce was extended for an additional year. The board also accepted the revised budget for the 2015-2016 school year. Baseball is coming to Calumet High School. The …

In addition to the presidential primaries, there were some other proposals on the ballot for local voters to decide. In the City of Houghton, all three charter amendments passed.  Proposal Number 1 passed 65-35, Proposal 2 passed 72-28, and Proposal 3 passed 72-28. For details on each proposal, click here. …

The state of Michigan is getting nearly $34 million from the federal government to help pay for fish and wildlife conservation and recreation. It’s part of more than $1.1 billion being distributed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. More than $22 million of what Michigan is getting, is for …