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The Central U.P. Aquaculture group is asking the state for the ability to research the use of net pens on the Great Lakes as a way to raise fish.  The Canadian company Coldwater Fisheries wants to use net pens for a proposed $1.2 million farming and processing operation on Little …

The case against a 22-year-old man who led Iron Mountain police on a high speed chase over the weekend will continue on April 16th. Tyler Clash fled the scene after police were called to a home to investigate a possible domestic assault. The chase ended in Kingsford, when he barricaded …

The U.S. Department of Commerce is reporting that goods-exports from Michigan supported 271,000 jobs last year. The report says that’s a 30-percent increase compared to 2009 figures. Nationally, record exports of U.S. goods and services supported 11.7 million jobs in 2014. In February, Commerce reported that U.S. merchandise exports supported …

The Escanaba City Council has voted to open negotiations with Sterling Energy Group on a possible sale of the city’s power plant. The Gary, Indiana-based company made a proposal in late January to buy the Escanaba Power Plant and turn it into one that burns biomass rather than coal. The …

While an environmental group is calling for a complete ban on high-volume fracking in this state, the American Petroleum Institute says increasing production and export of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) through increased use of fracking could mean thousands of jobs and over two billion dollars more for Michigan’s economy. Kyle …

The state has shown an overall improvement in the percentage of students who are not getting fully vaccinated. The newly released figures from the Department of Community Health come before a new rule change that officials hope will improve that number of vaccinated students even more. The figures show that …

Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein told a gathering in Lansing Thursday that its a smart move for employers to hire disabled persons because they place so much value on just being offered a position. The event was a Lansing stop in what is called the “Hidden Talent Tour” hosted …

A Gwinn woman arrested after allegedly attempting to break into a Forsyth Township home with an axe appeared in Marquette County District Court Thursday. 46-year-old Joie Lee Graves pleaded not guilty to malicious destruction of a building and illegal entry without the owner’s permission. Both counts are misdemeanors. Graves requested …

The deadline to remove scaffolds, raised platforms, ladders, steps and any other device to assist in climbing a tree from public land was March 1. The Department of Natural Resources reminds those who have not removed any of the previous listed equipment to please do so. Public lands are available …

Tech Today reports that the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation has honored two Michigan Technological University biomedical engineering students. Mitchell Kirby, a third-year student, won a Goldwater Scholarship, and Dillon Gronseth, a second-year student, received honorable mention in the scholarship program. Goldwater scholarships — established by …