It appears there won’t be movement anytime soon on a measure to legalize ticket scalping in Michigan. The Michigan Senate Government Operations Committee on Tuesday took testimony on the proposal, but has opted not to vote on it until members had a chance to look closer at the issue. The …

Morning Sports for Wednesday, June 11th: MLB: Tigers Rained Out The Tigers and White Sox were rained out in Chicago last night. No make-up date has been announced. The Tigers continue that series against the White Sox in Chicago tonight. Justin Verlander will face John Danks. Hear the first pitch …

A suspect in a series of break-ins on the north side of Houghton this past weekend is in police custody. A witness says the suspect was apprehended early Saturday morning after he reportedly cut himself on one of the windows he attempted to break into. The witness was returning to …

Construction at Michigan Tech for their new Welcome Center has caused a lot of congestion in front of the Memorial Union Building. Therefore, traffic changes, which are effective starting this week, have been announced. All traffic on Houghton Ave. will become one-way, from the stoplight at MacInnes Dr. to Hubbell …

Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly will be hosting a fundraising concert featuring Trees with Lindsay Tomasic and Jesse Fitzpatrick tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the Continental Fire Company in Houghton. This is the premiere fundraising event for Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly and will include delicious …

Portage Health Hospice in collaboration with GardenView Assisted Living & Memory Care will be launching, Good Mourning, a social bereavement support group for adults in the community who have lost a loved one. This bereavement support group will aid participants in their grief journey as they work toward the reconciliation …

Governor Rick Snyder encourages Michigan residents and visitors to experience the many boating opportunities the state has to offer as he declared this week to be Michigan Boating Week. According to the Michigan Boating Industries Association, Michigan is the third-largest boating market in the country and the boating industry has …

The Michigan National Guard is exploring a possible expansion into Marquette County to help improve training for Upper Peninsula Guard members. The Guard met with county officials, the Department of Natural Resources, private companies and other various agencies last week to learn more about their options in identifying land compatible …

The Superior Watershed Partnership has developed a simplified format for distribution of the findings of their monthly monitoring of the Eagle Mine in Marquette County. Since early 2013 the organization has provided monitoring data to the public through the independent Community Environmental Monitoring Program. The agency will now produce simplified …

Water levels at the Great Lakes are up heading into summer, but they’re still below the long-term average. Levels at Lake Michigan and Lake Huron -considered one lake – are 13-inches higher than last year but 8-inches below their monthly average. Heavy snow and ice from the past winter and …