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Tours of two of the U.P.’s prominent mining operations are once again being offered this summer. A guided tour of a working iron ore mine and processing plant in Marquette County will be available as Cliffs Natural Resources will open its facilities to visitors. The tour allow visitors to view …

Attorney General Bill Schuette announced that Michigan will benefit from a $105 million multi-state settlement to resolve allegations that GlaxoSmithKline unlawfully promoted its asthma drug, Advair, and antidepressant drugs, Paxil and Wellbutrin. The Complaint and Consent Judgment filed Wednesday in Ingham County Circuit Court alleges that GlaxoSmithKline violated state consumer …

The victims of an apparent murder-suicide in Ironwood have been identified. The Ironwood Public Safety Department says 83-year-old David Mukavitz shot and killed his wife, 77-year-old Connie Mukavitz before proceeding to shoot himself. Police say the two were in ill health, which may have been a contributing factor. Sargent Adam …

Michigan Tech’s chief information officer Walt Milligan will continue to serve as the university’s CIO while holding a dual position as professor of materials science and engineering. Milligan is retaining his position as CIO, which he has held since 2006, because Dan DeBeaubien recently announced that he is leaving the …

Lake Superior is expected to have one of the coldest summer’s in decades following the record setting chill of this past winter. Scientists at the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments Center, a federally funded collaboration between University of Michigan and Michigan State University, are predicting that North America’s largest …

Michigan State Police Motor Carrier officers are joining more than 10,000 federal, state and local inspectors from the United States, Canada and Mexico for a vehicle inspection operation. “Roadcheck 2014” is an annual program designed to ensure highway safety by inspecting commercial vehicles. Officers will focus on cargo securement, brake …

The Department of Natural Resources says after the heavy ice and snow cover experienced on Upper Peninsula lakes this winter and spring, it may be common for there to be a higher than average number of dead fish or other aquatic creatures in area bodies of water. Officials say much …

Tourists who visit Baraga County generally enjoy their time there, and are likely to return. That’s the gist of a survey compiled by the Baraga County Chamber of Commerce and the Baraga County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The results were presented at a community meeting last night, and were based …

The preliminary schedule for this year’s Houghton County Fair has been posted. This year’s midway will be provided by Spectrum Entertainment from Ironwood. Spectrum is replacing T.J. Schmidt and Company, which opted to accept a booking closer to its base of operations downstate. Monster trucks will return this year… as …

Even as the Eagle Mine in Marquette County approaches the point at which it can begin operation, legal maneuvers to shut it down continue. Oral arguments will be heard at 10:00 this morning in the Michigan Court of Appeals in Lansing in an appeal filed by several groups that oppose …