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An inmate who walked away from a jail work crew last week has been charged for the incident. Thirty-five-year old Mark Revoir was arraigned Wednesday in Houghton County District Court on one count of escape from a felony jail sentence. That charge could result in up to four years imprisonment. …

A container of nitric acid exploded in a laboratory fume hood in the Minerals and Materials Engineering Building at Michigan Tech Wednesday evening. One of the two students working in the lab received minor injuries. He was treated at UP Health-Portage and released. The other student was examined as a precautionary …

Most roadside parks operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation in the Upper Peninsula will close for the season starting a week from Monday. However, the two parks located in Keweenaw County will close this Monday. MDOT maintains 32 roadside parks in the U.P. They usually close in late October …

Lansing, MI: Today, Connect Michigan announced the four finalists for the 2015 Connected Project Awards presented by ACD.  The 2015 Connected Project Awards recognize and provide financial support for community organizations that are implementing unique and creative projects designed to improve the adoption and use of broadband and technology in …

Superior the movie is back in Houghton. The film by Michigan-native Edd Benda about two local young men who embark on a bicycle trip around Lake Superior, is returning for a one-night showing tonight at Michigan Tech’s Fisher Hall. Superior has been on a tour of the Upper Peninsula and …

The root beer has been cleaned off of M-26. A semi-truck was traveling northbound on M-26 just south of Painesdale yesterday morning. At about 8:30am, the truck tipped over while apparently making the turn into the town. M-26 was closed in both directions for several hours while crews worked to …

A car and a logging truck collided Wednesday in Houghton County, putting one woman in the hospital. The Houghton County Sheriff’s office responded to the accident on Tapiola Road, just south of North Lake Road just before 10:00am. A logging truck driven by a 60 year old Pelkie man was …

In other business, the Houghton Volunteer Fire Department has a new firefighter. The department was given the go-ahead by the Houghton City Council to bring aboard 21-year old Dan Salo, Jr. Salo is currently a Michigan Tech student and has already begun helping out the department. City Council member and …

Houghton residents may be able to get rid of any old tires next year at no cost. The Houghton City Council approved City Manager Eric Waara’s request to submit a grant application to the Department of Environmental Quality at their regular meeting Wednesday. The grant would reimburse the city for …

The investigation into an alleged assault that reportedly happened at a home on Ryan Street in Hancock is moving forward. Hancock Police Chief Wayne Butler said a group of individuals, possibly 11 to 14 of them, are said to have been involved in an altercation at the house on Thursday, …