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An Upper Michigan man has been sentenced to prison on child pornography charges. 28-year-old Eric Masters of St. Ignace was sentenced to 50-years in federal prison for producing child pornography involving three girls, aged 18 months to 12 years old. He also was ordered to pay over $76,000 in restitution. …

Department of Natural Resources officials on Thursday approved plans to develop a limestone mine on state land in the eastern Upper Peninsula. Under the deal, the state will sell about 1,781 acres of land and 7,026 acres of mineral rights in northern Mackinac County to Graymont Incorporated. Graymont will acquire …

A new report says large areas of the state have too few supermarkets, limiting healthy food choices for Michigan residents. The Food Trust, a healthy food advocacy group, released the report that shows large areas of the state with few supermarkets, and many neighborhoods where none exist. Katherine Knoll of …

The public will get its first chance tonight to see what Hancock will look like after a major road reconstruction project. The Michigan Department of Transportation along with OHM staff will present the plans in a public forum at 8:00pm at the Finnish American Heritage Center. The project includes the …

It’s tournament time at Michigan Tech!  No, the basketball games are all done–this is the 10th Annual Tivitz Tournament. More than 100 students in grades four through seven from seven Western Upper Peninsula schools competed in the board game that draws upon their math and logic skills. Event Coordinator Amanda …

The name of the inmate in the Houghton County jail who recently died is now known. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department says 38-year-old James Scott Silvola of Houghton had been arrested Saturday afternoon for felony retail fraud and was unable to post bond. A corrections officer making his regular rounds …

An Atlantic Mine man arrested in connection to a hit-and-run incident on March 10th has been bound over to Circuit Court. 31- year-old Benjamin Riutta waived his preliminary examination at his probable cause conference in Houghton County District Court Wednesday morning. Riutta is charged with failure to stop at the …

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs says they intend to develop procedural standards for the release of internal investigations into the quality of care for veterans. At the hearing by the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, it was revealed in questioning from Congressman Dan Benishek that the Inspector General’s office …

Temperatures outside may be barely warm enough to melt ice…but today is World Water Day! Michigan Tech will celebrate with several events beginning today and into next week. World Water Day began in 1993 and is meant to focus on ways to make a difference for the members of the …

The Michigan High School Athletic Association will begin a pilot program this fall using a new test to check for concussions in athletes. Executive Director Jack Roberts says anyone suspected of “getting their bell rung” will be asked to look at cards, or an iPad and read some numbers. The …