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Groundbreaking apps, 3D modeling services and innovative tech products, all of these and more were business ideas pitched by Michigan Tech students at the annual Bob Mark Elevator Pitch Competition. 25 student ideas were pitched to a panel of 8 judges and over 200 audience members. Michigan Tech Professor of …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources deer check stations are ready for the start of the upcoming firearm deer hunting season in the Upper Peninsula. If the archery season is any indicator, there likely will be some great bucks harvested in the weeks to come. “We’ve had some really nice …

Monday night 10 Finlandia University students were inducted as charter members of the Finlandia University chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) during the school’s formal installation of the new program. Joining students, faculty and staff from Finlandia at the installation was ALD National President Dr. Susan Huffman. Huffman, who works at Purdue University, …

A series of court dates have been tentatively scheduled in the case against an Ahmeek man charged with have sex with an underage girl. 45-year-old Shane Karrio was ordered to be extradited to North Dakota to face a charge of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. Police say Karrio was …

A suspect believed to be responsible for posting a racially motivated threat to students at Michigan Tech is in custody. The suspect was located late Thursday night with the help of Yik Yak, the social media platform where the threat was originally posted, and Michigan Tech Information Technology. The suspect …

Some members of Michigan’s congressional delegation are hoping a change in leadership following Canada’s election last week could quell plans for a nuclear waste site less than a mile from Lake Huron. U.S. Congressman Dan Kildee, D-Flint, and Michigan’s two U.S. senators, have sent a letter to new Prime Minster …

A two vehicle crash in Franklin Township sent both drivers to the hospital. The accident happened Thursday around 2:30pm on US-41 near the Sunshine Road. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office says a vehicle driven by a 79-year-old Painesdale woman was trying to make a left turn onto the highway when …

It’s not a matter of “if”, but “when”. That’s the word from the Michigan Department of Transportation on the installation of a traffic light at the entrance of the WalMart on M-26 in Houghton. MDOT says the traffic at this hazardous intersection warrants a stop light MDOT Transportation Service Center …

It’s not a matter of “if”, but “when”. That’s the word from the Michigan Department of Transportation on the installation of a traffic light at the entrance of the WalMart on M-26 in Houghton. MDOT says the traffic at this hazardous intersection warrants a stop light MDOT Transportation Service Center …

ONTONAGON, MI – Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center (UGL) welcomes Andrew Gurien, MD, to their team of providers at the Ontonagon Community Health Center.  With more than 10 years of experience Dr. Gurien is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine with additional certifications in Advanced Cardiovascular …