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Michigan Tech Students Return To Class After Winter Carnival

“As snow accumulates at alarming rates, we show our love for the 50 states.”  That was the theme for this year’s Winter Carnival at Michigan Tech. The annual festival started in 1922 and, with events such as broomball and dog sledding, now draws an audience from across the state and …

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Portage Health Foundation Scholarships Now Available for Local High School Students Seeking Health-Science Training/Degrees

[Hancock, MI] —For the 2015-2016 academic year, the PHFoundation is offering one (1) $500 scholarship to a high school senior from each of the following schools: Baraga Area High School; L’Anse High School; Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw High School; Chassell High School; Dollar Bay-Tamarack City High School; Hancock Central High School; Houghton Central …

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2016 Western Upper Peninsula Regional Prosperity Initiative Funded

Feburary 5, 2016–The third year of the Western U.P. Regional Prosperity Initiative has been funded and is now underway. The Regional Prosperity Initiative (RPI) was begun by the State of Michigan in 2014 as a means to encourage regional collaboration of organizations in a time of dwindling resources, overlapping goals, …

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Trump Leading Latest Michigan Poll

Donald Trump leads the Republican pack in Michigan, according to a new poll. The survey conducted by Lansing-based Target-Insyght, Consulting and Research, found Trump holds a 14-point advantage over his GOP rivals. According to the poll, 35-percent of Michigan primary voters support Trump, while Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio each have …

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Two Dogs Test Positive For Lead In Flint

Michigan’s top veterinarian says two dogs that live in the Flint area have tested positive for lead poisoning. Doctor James Averill says one is a pet, the other is a stray and both dogs are still alive. State officials have declined to give more details about the dogs, except that …

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Legislators Differ On How To Handle DPS Issues

The top Republicans in the Michigan House and Michigan Senate don’t see eye-to-eye on how to best tackle Detroit Public Schools mounting debt and recent sick outs by DPS teachers. House Speaker Kevin Cotter believes bills cracking down on teacher sick outs, which he says amount to a strike, should …

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State Police Urge Snowmobile Safety

Michigan State Police say, like in previous years, they have had to deal with snowmobile fatalities in the state. 1st Lieutenant Gregg Cunningham of the Gladstone State Police post says many of the accidents involve novice riders. And they often occur when snowmobilers are going too fast when they approach …

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Insurance Companies Helping To Bolster Economy

A new study says the insurance industry in Michigan puts $37 billion into the state economy each year. According to the study by Anderson Economic Group, the insurance industry contributes $37.1 billion in annual spending and provides about 114,000 jobs. Alex Rosaen of AEG says the report looked at the …

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Rise In Fire Deaths In Michigan Causing Concern

Fire deaths in Michigan have been increasing. Mike McLeieer, with the fire prevention group ESCAPE, says the state is one of the deadliest in the country when it comes to fires, tying Alabama with 19 killed in the month of January. McLeieer says the rise in Michigan has been a …

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Lansing Waiting To Decide On How To Spend Surplus

The Republican leader in the Michigan House expects to have a better idea of how the state should spend a $575 million budget surplus after the governor delivers his budget address Wednesday. House Speaker Kevin Cotter says, in some lawmaker’s minds, the money has been spent seven ways to Sunday. …

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