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You’ve probably been to a rock concert. But, have you ever been to a concert about rocks? You have that opportunity tonight. The Michigan Tech Fine Arts Department has put together a unique program featuring music about rocks, and even rocks, themselves. After a debut last night at the Rozsa …

United Auto Workers will be voting over the next week on the proposed new contract with General Motors. The end of the walkout can’t come fast enough for GM dealers across the country. In Houghton, though, Keweenaw Chevrolet General Manager Brandon Schlief says some new cars continue to arrive… Schlief …

An Ontonagon man was hurt when his vehicle ran off Lake Shore Drive just after noon yesterday. Ontonagon County sheriff’s deputies say David Tucker couldn’t remember how he crossed the centerline and wound up in a ditch just west of Slachta Road. He said he may have fallen asleep. Tucker …

This weekend’s Lake Superior Performance Rally will cause some road closures around the region. Only one of those will affect downtown Houghton. That will be the ceremonial closing stage tomorrow afternoon… Houghton police Lieutenant Nick Roberts says officers will be in place to facilitate shopping at lower level businesses affected …

The first municipal Halloween activity of the season takes place this afternoon in downtown L’Anse. Boo! On The Bay will run from 4:00 until 6:00. Organizer Leann Davis says participating downtown merchants will offer goodies for young trick-or-treaters… All Boo! On The Bay activities are free. Main Street will be …

Michigan Tech’s public introduction to its new College of Computing wrapped up yesterday, with an exhibition and series of presentations at the Rozsa Center. Technology on display included a robotic arm and a virtual reality computer keyboard designed by Tech students. But… after offering computer classes for a half-century… why …

Michigan’s 10,000 Licensed Professional Counselors will be able to continue their practices under legislation that unanimously passed the Michigan Senate yesterday. The measure to assure that LPCs would be able to continue to counsel patients had unanimously passed a House vote last week. At issue were new guidelines from the …

Michigan’s unemployment rate held steady in September. Seasonally adjusted figures released by the state’s Department of Management and Budget pegged the rate at 4.2 percent. That’s seven-tenths of a point above the national average, and three-tenths of a point higher than a year ago. Statistics used were collected before the …

The superintendents of five tiny, isolated Michigan school districts have sent a very strongly worded letter to the governor who cut their funding. The five districts typically receive extra funding, because they are so small, and too remote to merge into other districts. That funding was vetoed out of the …

If you think that fall is the most likely time to hit a deer with your vehicle, you’re right. Michigan State Police figures for 2018 show that drivers collided with deer 53,464 times last year. That’s five percent higher than in 2017, and 14 percent higher than 2016. Officials say …