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A lot of Michigan Tech students won’t be getting much sleep Wednesday night as Winter Carnival kicks into high gear with the annual All-Nighter.  Some student organizations will have one night to create a sculpture out of snow while others work frantically to finish their month-long masterpieces. This year’s theme …

UPDATE–Suspect’s name released in Mass City stabbing–23 year old Marcus Bain of Watersmeet is charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder or by strangulation, assault with a dangerous weapon, and police officer-assaulting, resisting, and obstructing. He will be back in court February 11 ————————————————————————————————————- …

The following press release was issued by the Portage Health Foundation: [Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation (PHF) is releasing its 2019 Small Grants Request for Proposal (RFP) again for the second year. PHF recognized that grants large and small play a significant role in the community’s ability to meet …

While snow and freezing rain forced schools to close in the Copper Country Monday, parts of the Central Upper Peninsula were hammered with a dangerous ice storm. The weather not only caused school closures in Marquette County and the surrounding areas but the ice also caused widespread power outages. A …

The 2019 Winter Carnival Queen is fourth year Biological Sciences pre-med major Jill Poliskey. The Midland native was crowned Saturday night during the Queen’s Coronation at the Rozsa Center. She was also named Miss Congeniality. Poliskey represented St. Albert the Great University Parish and was sponsored by Suomi Home Bakery …

The public works garage in Calumet is still structurally sound following damage received last week when the vacant former church building next door collapsed. Originally St. John the Baptist Croatian Church, the church was closed in the 1960’s when several local Catholic churches were consolidated, and then changed hands several …

Walgreens is preparing to welcome former Shopko pharmacy customers following the acquisition of the department store’s local pharmacy files during their bankruptcy auction last week. Shopko filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January as it restructures its business, including the auctioning of the pharmacies and moving several optical centers …

The following press release was issued by Gov. Whitmer’s office: Creates Offices of Climate and Energy, Clean Water Public Advocate, Environmental Justice Public Advocate LANSING, Mich. — Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed two executive orders and one executive directive to protect the Great Lakes, clean up our drinking water, and combat …

Several people were injured in a two-vehicle accident Saturday evening in Portage Township.  The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department says the accident happened around 7:20pm on US-41 just north of Denton Road. Authorities say an 89-year-old Mohawk man was attempting to turn north onto US-41 from a private driveway.  The driver …

A logging truck lost its load on the roadway Friday evening in Elm River Township.  The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department says they received a call around 8:45pm about a large pile of logs blocking Pike Lake Road near the Clear Lake Access Road. Authorities say a 32-year-old Escanaba man was …