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Can solar panels really make a difference in your electric bills? Michigan Tech will be hosting a seminar this Saturday to answer that question. “An Engineering Approach to Solar PV Installation” will be presented at the Forestry Building at 2:00pm. Professional Engineer James Malosh will discuss the design and construction …

Help should be on the way for homeless veterans in the Upper Peninsula. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program is providing more than $34,000 in assistance. The program combines rental assistance vouchers with case management and clinical services …

The suspect arrested by the Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team after a multi-state manhunt was arraigned in Gogebic County Circuit Court Monday afternoon. 30-year-old Raymond Bowser of Bessemer was charged with one count of resisting and obstructing, which is a felony. He was wanted by authorities in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, …

While it continues to be talked about, there also has been no action on any type of aggressive move to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. In the meantime, a report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which recommended several methods to block the fish has …

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is set to travel the country touting the state’s economic turnaround since he took office in 2011. Supporters have created a nonprofit group called “Making Government Accountable: The Michigan Story,” which has fueled speculation that Snyder is considering a run for President. Spokesman Jarrod Agen tells …

New Census Data says Michigan’s college attainment rate has increased at its highest rate in more than five years. The report was released by the Lumina Foundation. It says Michigan’s college attainment rate increased from 37.4 percent in 2012 to 38.4 percent in 2013, and increase by one percent in …

The state budget is beginning to take shape as House and Senate committees have begun approving some fee increases and extending the life of other fees. However there is one fee hike absent from the list — an increase in the cost of a liquor license. The governor wants to …

A proposal to increase the air emissions fee industries pay is up for debate in the Michigan House. Governor Rick Snyder wanted a 36-percent bump in the fee paid by industries that emit air pollutants, instead a House committee recently gave the green light to just a 6-percent increase. The …

A national research group says in a new report that Michigan’s economic recovery could be in jeopardy because of deteriorating roads and bridges and a lack of funding to fix them. The report is from “The Road Information Program,” a private non-profit group in Washington DC. The group says the …

Only three wolves seem to remain in Isle Royale National Park. Tech Today reports that researchers from Michigan Tech observed the wolves during their annual Winter Study. There were nine wolves observed last winter. Scientists estimate there are 1,250 moose on the island and observed two visiting wolves, which came …