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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 …

Fewer people are hunting in Michigan, a trend affecting state agency budgets for environmental conservation. As the traditional father-son hunting culture ebbs, urban foodies, young women and other groups have taken up the sport. Today from 2-3 p.m. EST, Michigan Tech will host a live Twitter chat about the science …

ONTONAGON, Mich. (Nov. 10, 2015)—The Porcupine Mountains Ontonagon Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (PMCVB) has announced the winner of its recent Fall in Love with the Porcupine Mountains Sweepstakes. Megan Wegner of Green Bay, Wis., was selected as the grand-prize winner in the sweepstakes, which ran through October 16. The …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has launched a public information and education campaign to try to keep chronic wasting disease from reaching the Upper Peninsula. Discovered earlier this year in free-ranging deer in the Lower Peninsula, CWD affects the central nervous system and is fatal to white-tailed deer, mule …

HOUGHTON, MI (Nov. 11, 2015) – Two Upper Peninsula companies were among 10 winning finalists selected at the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition in Detroit, Nov. 5. QTEK LLC founders Dr. Bowen Li and Amy Zhi won in the Life Science sector, earning $25,000 to advance Surfion, their antimicrobial additive technology. …

HOUGHTON, MI (Nov. 11, 2015) – Two Upper Peninsula companies were among 10 winning finalists selected at the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition in Detroit, Nov. 5. QTEK LLC founders Dr. Bowen Li and Amy Zhi won in the Life Science sector, earning $25,000 to advance Surfion, their antimicrobial additive technology. …