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HOUGHTON — Through the generosity of an estate gift of $1 million, an endowed professorship will be established in the Department of Computer Science at Michigan Technological University. An additional $500,000 gift will provide postdoctoral fellowship support within the department. The gift from Donn and Liza Schneider, of Green Bay, Wis., ensures …

HANCOCK, MI – Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center (UGL) welcomes Michael Verive, MD, to their team of Pediatric providers at the Hancock Family Health Center. As a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), Dr. Verive is board certified and maintains an ongoing commitment to lifelong learning and …

Michigan State Police motor carrier officers and troopers will participate in a two-day coordinated enforcement operation focusing on commercial vehicle crash reduction, along with law enforcement officers from the states of Ohio and Indiana. This multi-state effort will take place Nov. 3-4, and will include the I-75 corridor in Michigan …

A meeting slated for this week in Lansing between Escanaba city leaders and the Michigan Department of Corrections aims to clear the air over claims by police in the Upper Peninsula town that the MDOC is dumping prisoners there who aren’t from the area. State Representative Ed McBroom says it …

A pilot program to see if lighting up the words, “Stop Do Not Pass,” on the back of a school bus prevents people from passing a stopped bus wrapped up Friday. 10 school districts across the state took part. The program is State Representative Holly Hughes idea. She hopes the …

Michigan Democrats have started an online campaign to take aim at a proposed tax contained in the latest Republican-backed road funding package. State Democratic Party Chair Brandon Dillon says the campaign targets what they call a new birthday tax, which raises vehicle registration fees by 40 percent. Birthday tax is …

Michigan Democrats have started an online campaign to take aim at a proposed tax contained in the latest Republican-backed road funding package. State Democratic Party Chair Brandon Dillon says the campaign targets what they call a new birthday tax, which raises vehicle registration fees by 40 percent. Birthday tax is …

You couldn’t vote absentee without giving a reason in Michigan leading up to today’s election but one state lawmakers hopes voters will be able to in March. State Representative Lisa Posthumus Lyons is sponsoring the bill and says she’s been talking to those opposed over the last few months to …

This local energy company is growing and wants Houghton and Michigan Tech to be a part of it. Systems Control is headquartered in Ironwood under Northern Star Industries. Owner and CEO David Brule says opening a Houghton office was the natural next step. Brule said, “Systems Control’s primary customer are …

Tuesday is Election Day and there are a few ballot proposals Copper Country residents will want to vote on. Those in the Stanton Township Public Schools District will decide the fate of the $3.4 million bond proposal to renovate the E. B. Holman School. This would result in an average …