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Michigan Tech cuts the ribbon and welcomes students to the new H-STEM complex. Two years ago Michigan Tech broke ground on the new health sciences building to align with the university’s mission to expand its course offering to future students. One driver for the university to create a health sciences space for research and learning was …

Late last week Michigan Technological University welcomed two new features to the college’s campus. The smaller feature of the two will greet students and visitors as they walk onto campus from the West end. The new Alumni gateway stands tall above the new sidewalk path for easier and safer pedestrian travel. The gateway’s two pillars supporting the arch are made from Jacobsville sandstone, and Copper Harbor …

Michigan Tech sent more than 1,000 students off into the world over the weekend. Graduation for the Huskies came on Friday for graduate students and on Saturday for the undergrads. At the end of each semester and while leadership is on campus for various events and ceremonies, the university calls together its board …

 Hancock Police say the suspects of the break-in into Hirovonen Hall on Friday morning have turned themselves in. On Friday the Hancock Police Department was called to Hirovonen Hall for a suspected robbery at several businesses in the location. Surveillance footage near a stairwell showed two men enter the Hall after 2 am on …

No one was injured in a single-vehicle accident on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge Saturday. In the morning a black SUV hauling a mint green pontoon boat traveling north on US-41 was wedged under the Lift Bridge’s cover. Hancock police say the incident occurred because the driver misjudged the clearance needed for travel. Vehicles …

Evan Dixon’s review hearing has been rescheduled to June. On Friday Evan Dixon’s preliminary exam was moved to a later date due to a scheduling conflict. Dixon’s case is overseen by 98th District Court Judge Anna Talaska. Dixon practiced law in Houghton County for several years, before his arrest for the murder of Theron Duncan in November 2023. …

Houghton Police need help identifying three individuals suspected of vandalizing a home. The Houghton police department was called to a home on a woodland road Saturday, that was vandalized by spray paint on the windows. Three individuals caught on a street camera were seen in the area around the time of the incident Saturday morning at 2:20 am. The Houghton police …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School On the high school softball schedule today, weather and field conditions permitting…• Calumet plays at Houghton. Coverage begins at 3:45 on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf – POSTPONED TBA. On the baseball schedule today…• Jeffers visits …

Woodland Firearms and Supply of Baraga have been named business of the year. Yesterday the Baraga County Chamber of Commerce announced Woodland Firearms as the 2024 Business of the Year. The award recognizes an area business annually that demonstrates a passion for excellence, promotes advancing responsible business practices, and supports harmony …

The House of Representatives in Michigan passes a resolution seeking park status for Houghton Douglass Falls. On Wednesday 110th District Representative Greg Markkanen’s resolution urging the Department of Natural Resources to declare the Houghton Douglass Falls as the Houghton Douglass Falls Veterans Scenic Site, a unit of McLain State Park, was passed …