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After a busy first two days of the Kraft Hockeyville USA celebration, we’ll take a breath today. The only event on the schedule is the Red and Blue Fundraiser tonight at the National Guard Readiness Center. Historian Dr. Bill Sproule and NHL great Jeremy Roenick will speak. Tickets for that …

The state legislature has passed all of the bills needed for the 2019-2020 fiscal year budget, and sent them on to Governor Gretchen Whitmer for review. The budget totals $59-billion. Most of the 14 bills passed on party line votes. The only ones that garnered significant bipartisan support were those …

Gasoline prices have risen in the week since a major Saudi oil facility was damaged by a drone attack, but not as much as some had feared. AAA Michigan’s survey puts the average price for the Marquette region at $2.68 per gallon. That’s six cents higher than a week ago, …

The Republican-led state legislature hopes to have completed state budget bills forwarded to Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer late this week. At the GOP’s retreat on Mackinac Island over the weekend, Senate leader Mike Shirkey told reporters that the plan to complete the document with minimal input from the governor is …

Thursday is the deadline for applications from those wishing to serve out the remainder of an unexpired term on the CLK Board of Education. The appointment will last only until the end of the year, when the seat will be taken over by the successful candidate in the November election. …

The nearly-week-long Kraft Hockeyville USA celebration continues tonight, as the historic Colosseum hosts the renewal of an historic rivalry. With interior renovations already in place for Thursday’s feature game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Saint Louis Blues, the Calumet Wolverines will face the Portage Lake Pioneers this evening …

The crowd numbered in the thousands yesterday afternoon at the first official Kraft Hockeyville event. The sun shone brightly over the green space next to US-41 in Calumet as fans lined up to have pictures taken with the Stanley Cup, the MacNaughton Cup and the Gibson Cup – hockey’s three …

Michigan Tech is hosting its third annual National Voter Registration Day event today. Students and community members can fill out and drop off voter registration forms at four locations on campus – inside Fisher Hall, inside the Memorial Union Building, outside by the Husky statue, and outside the Douglass Houghton …

Superior Search and Rescue has added a new tool to help find missing people in the region. A drone – officially an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle – is now up and running. The UAV was purchased with a $4,000 grant from the Portage Health Foundation. Photo provided by Superior Search and …

The body of a 29-year-old Oakland County man has been found at a remote campsite in Alger County. Michigan State Police received a report that the man was missing Sunday evening. Search parties located his car at the Big Island Lake Trailhead. In heavy rain, conservation officers canoed through four …