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Fourteen middle and high school teachers from across Michigan are on the Michigan Tech campus this week as part of the five-day “Engaging Students in Authentic Science Research Teacher Institute,”. Michigan Tech’s Director of the Center for Science & Environmental Outreach Joan Chadde says the institute is designed to guide …

That estimate showed the Copperwood Project contains 1.06 billion pounds of copper and 4.2 million ounces of silver in the measured and indicated resource category and 1.1 billion pounds of copper and 2.7 million ounces of silver in the inferred category. The independent technical report entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report …

Houghton, MI – Isle Royale National Park is accepting reservations for the Keweenaw Waterway Cruises on the following Thursday afternoons: July 16, July 23, July 30, and August 20. Ranger III will depart the Houghton dock at 1:00 p.m. for a two and a half hour cruise which travels on the …

Thousands of Adopt-A-Highway volunteers will be back picking up litter along state roadways starting Saturday, as they’ve done each summer since 1990. Participants in the popular Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) program will clean highway roadsides from July 11 to 19 during the second of three scheduled pickups this year. …

Need something to do with a Frisbee now that the IFT is over? Calumet Township has a 9 hole disc golf course at the Calumet Lions Park at Calumet Lake…which just opened this year. An additional 9 holes will be added later in the summer. Holes 1 through 4 will …

Members of a state commission looking to better sentencing and parole guidelines in Michigan is continuing its back and forth on how stringent those rules should be moving forward. However, before the Criminal Justice Policy Commission can drill down to what statutes to change they have to decide if they’re …

Some activists in Detroit are calling on Kid Rock to keep the Confederate flag out of his performances. The Michigan Chapter of the National Action Network issued a statement Monday asking the 44-year old rock star to denounce the flag. They also held a demonstration at the Midtown museum in …

The General Motors ignition compensation fund has approved two new death claims, bringing the total number of death claims to 121 as the fund nears an end. According to a report in the Detroit News the fund has also approved eight new injury claims, bringing the total to 243. The …

Efforts by some lawmakers and support from Michigan’s Secretary of State so far does not seem to be enough to push through legislation to allow voters to obtain an absentee ballot without being required to give a reason. Current law requires voters to cite a reason for obtaining an absentee …

Road funding isn’t the only issue on the minds of the legislative leaders this summer – no-fault auto insurance is too. A bill to make sweeping changes to no-fault, which cleared the Senate months ago, still awaits a hearing in a House committee. House Speaker Kevin Cotter tells the Michigan …