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Michigan has committed eight-million dollars to help keep Asian carp from using the Des Plaines River to swim into Lake Michigan. The money will be used to help design a more effective barrier at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam, located 27 miles southwest of Chicago. Recent tests have revealed …

If you’ve driven by Michigan Tech at night recently, you may have seen those bright blue lights set up high on poles. Scott Ackerman from the MTU IT Department says those mark the latest tools to help keep students and others on campus safe… Five were installed last month, to …

There’s little relief in sight for those dealing with high Lake Superior water levels. The latest Army Corp of Engineers report says levels could remain at or near record highs well into next year. New records were set in May, June, July, August and September. October’s level was just shy …

As if the opioid epidemic wasn’t bad enough, the Drug Enforcement Administration now says that Mexican drug cartels are flooding the Midwest with fake pills. Most often, the counterfeits contain fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that can be fatal, even in small amounts. DEA Field Division Special Agent in Charge Keith …

As the temperatures go down… the heating bills go up. If you’ll be struggling to pay them, help is available. The Superior Watershed Partnership has $2,460,000 to help Upper Peninsula residents stay warm. Michigan Energy Assistance Program Manager Tonya Swenor says you must meet income requirements… You must also qualify …

The State of Michigan is providing financial support for a business expansion at the Houghton County Airpark. Great Lakes Sound and Vibration plans to purchase and remodel the former Goodwill Training Center. The 23-year-old Houghton-based company provides acoustic, shock and vibration solutions for the defense, marine, automotive, and off-highway and …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is proposing to extend restrictive fishing regulations on the Pilgrim River. Several years ago, the DNR included the Pilgrim in a group of nine rivers in which the coastal brook trout population would be protected and reestablished. From Paradise Road to Portage Lake, a …

The Ottawa National Forest is looking for someone to run five western Upper Peninsula campgrounds. Proposals are being accepted now for now accepting proposals for operation and maintenance of the Bobcat Lake, Henry Lake, Moosehead Lake, and Pomeroy Lake campgrounds located south and southwest of Lake Gogebic, and the Black …

As received from the Memorial Chapel and Plowe Funeral Homes: Hancock      William E. (Bill) Obst, entered his heavenly reward on November 2, 2019.  He was born on March 29, 1936, in Laurium, Michigan.      He is survived by his loving wife Teresa (Miszkiewicz) Obst and adoring and loving daughter …

Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital is saying “goodbye” to Dr. Michael Luoma this afternoon. Luoma is returning to the United States Air Force as a lieutenant colonel. He served as an Army medic during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and later spent seven years as an Air Force physician. He’s been …