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Finlandia University has adopted a new online learning system for the upcoming 2019-20 school year.  The learning management platform Canvas is expected to help streamline the learning and grading process. “The new Canvas classrooms will provide students with the technology that is needed for learning to come alive, no matter …

The Baraga County Fair gets underway today for three days of country fun and fare at the fairgrounds in Pelkie. The public is welcome to come and enjoy the animals, competitions, carnival rides, and entertainment today through Sunday. Highlights include the Baraga County Queen competition, the exhibit hall, and the …

Marquette city officials continue to evaluate the condition of the Pine Ridge apartment building, which was damaged by a fire earlier this week. Meanwhile, many residents of the building continue to be sheltered at the Superior Dome on the campus of Northern Michigan University. Because of the extensive damage done …

The buyer for the former Marquette General Hospital campus is pulling out of the deal. Veridea Group entered into a purchase and sale agreement last November with a subsidiary of LifePoint Health to acquire the 21-acre site.  That agreement was subject to satisfactory due diligence results and certain other conditions …

Walmart and The Salvation Army are joining forces to provide new school supplies to local children in need during the “Stuff the Bus” campaign. The event will be held at the Walmart location in Houghton this Saturday. As part of a nationwide effort, the event is one of nearly 3,000 …

A Michigan Tech assistant professor in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics is among those being honored with awards from SAE Engineering. Houghton resident Dr. Darrell Robinette was one of 26 mobility engineering professionals to win the 2019 Forest R. McFarland Award. Honorees are recognized for their outstanding, sustained contributions to support SAE …

More than $1.5 million dollars is being granted to Upper Peninsula communities to support recycling efforts in the region. The grants from Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy will be combined with local funds to total more than $7 million to expand and improve recycling infrastructure in Houghton, …

An archivist at Michigan Tech will now serve as the incoming Vice Chair/Chair-Elect to the Oral History Section Steering Committee for the Society of American Archivists. MTU’s Lindsay Hiltunen was appointed to the position and will serve a three year term. Hiltunen has been an active member of SAA for …

Some residents of an apartment building in Marquette damaged by fire earlier this week are still waiting to hear when they can return home. The Pine Ridge Apartments had to be evacuated Tuesday as emergency crews put out a fire in the upper levels of the nine-story building. The Salvation …

A North Dakota man is facing a murder charge in the death of a former Atlantic Mine man earlier this week. 24-year-old Dyson Bastian was killed in Williston, North Dakota on Monday when he and two others were allegedly run over by his neighbor in a truck. 42-year-old Steven Rademacher …