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Houghton High School will be seeing new coaches and new breakfast options in the coming weeks. Monday night’s Houghton- Portage Township District school board meeting started out with an audit report that reflected a healthy fund balance for the district. Governor Snyder recently signed a new teacher evaluation method into …

Houghton High School will be seeing new coaches and new breakfast options in the coming weeks. Monday night’s Houghton- Portage Township District school board meeting started out with an audit report that reflected a healthy fund balance for the district. Governor Snyder recently signed a new teacher evaluation method into …

The Michigan Department of Transportation will get access to land owned by Ambassador Bridge owner Matty Moroun to allow construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge to move forward. MDOT needed access to the land for surveying and other work related to the new bridge. The bridge will be paid …

With the firearms season just days old, Michigan hunters are reminded that it’s a good idea to have their deer checked, not only for disease but for other factors as well. Michigan Department of Natural Resources biologist Ashley Autenrieth, says the cooperation of hunters getting animals tested over the past …

A Democratic congressman from Michigan is hopeful the new speaker of the U.S. House is more open than the previous speaker was to moving key bills to the floor for a vote. Congressman Dan Kildee, D-Flint, in particular, wants his bill requiring an international committee to weigh in on Canada’s …

A liberal advocacy group has announced a new website designed to show where Michigan lawmakers are getting their campaign money from. The new website from Progress Michigan uses campaign contribution information to show who is giving money to state lawmakers, the committees those lawmakers sit on and their voting records, …

A liberal advocacy group has announced a new website designed to show where Michigan lawmakers are getting their campaign money from. The new website from Progress Michigan uses campaign contribution information to show who is giving money to state lawmakers, the committees those lawmakers sit on and their voting records, …

Legislation to allow people to park for free at state parks during free fishing weekends awaits lawmakers in the Michigan House when they return from their Thanksgiving break. The bill passed a committee last month and is poised for a vote in the chamber. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources …

The identity of the suspect who allegedly made a threat to shoot black students at Michigan Tech is now known. 21-year-old Matthew Allen Shultz, a Tech student himself, is charged with Disturbing The Peace, a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail and/or a $500 fine. Through his lawyer, …

Last week, a threat was made on social media to Michigan Tech’s black community. Since being taken into custody, the suspect of the threat has been charged with disturbing the peace and released on bond. The university’s president, Glenn Mroz said in a statement that the student was served an …