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The University of Michigan and a pair of national laboratories are joining forces to find out if connected vehicles can be more energy efficient than cars that aren’t talking to each other. Huei Peng, a mechanical engineering professor at the U of M, says the technology allows cars to communicate …

The Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie are one step closer to getting a makeover, although this isn’t the first time that’s happened. The Army Corps of Engineers recently received the green light, and $1.35 million, to study replacing two small locks – which allow large ships to travel from …

Police in East Lansing say several people were arrested Saturday night and Sunday morning after Michigan State’s last second upset win over Ohio State in Columbus. Snowballs were reportedly thrown at police and a couch was set on fire at an apartment complex that’s seen its fair share of burnt upholstery. A …

Michigan retailers are anticipating their best holiday sales season in three years when Christmas shopping begins in earnest on Friday. Jim Hallan, president and CEO of the Michigan Retailers Association says improved economic conditions are driving that optimism. He say significantly lower gas prices and lower heating costs, a lower …

All aboard for the Copper Country! Could passenger rail service be reestablished for the Keweenaw? Democratic Candidate for the 1st Congressional District Lon Johnson thinks so. He’s promoting the idea as part of his campaign. Johnson says the effort would take a partnership between the government and private business to …

Hancock, Michigan—The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) of the Keweenaw Community Foundation announced that $15,100 has been awarded from the Youth Endowment Fund to nine local organizations. These grants will support projects that benefit youth in grades 6-12 in Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. The grant recipients are: Student Leadership Committee of …

Two downstate men are in custody and facing drug charges after being arrested in Houghton County. Police arrested a 35-year-old man from Flint and a 43-year-old man from Detroit on multiple felony drug counts Thursday. Officers from the Houghton County Sheriff’s Department, the Houghton City Police and the Upper Peninsula …

Two downstate men are in custody and facing drug charges after being arrested in Houghton County. Police arrested a 35-year-old man from Flint and a 43-year-old man from Detroit on multiple felony drug counts Thursday. Officers from the Houghton County Sheriff’s Department, the Houghton City Police and the Upper Peninsula …

While the Houghton County Prosecutor decides what to do with the person accused of posting a threat on social media aimed at black students at Michigan Tech, students there are shifting their focus to improving race relations on campus. Grad student Christina Welch says since the threat, racial comments aimed …

Organizers of a ban on fracking, a method of cracking rocks to extract natural gas, have failed to collect enough signatures to get on the November 2016 ballot. It’s the third time the Committee to Ban Fracking in Michigan has tried to get the question on a ballot – failing …