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Tech Football Heartbreak – Sunday Sports Wrap

Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. High School Hockey – Hancock Opens with Loss In high school hockey, Hancock opened its season Saturday afternoon with a 4-2 loss at Marquette. Zach Ahola and Hunter Kero each scored for the Bulldogs. Jeffers lost to Sault Ste. Marie 6-1 in …

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Tech Hockey Streak Ends – Saturday Sports Wrap

Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. High School Hockey In high school hockey, Jeffers lost to Sault Ste. Marie 6-1 in the opening game of the Soo Elks Tournament Friday night. The Jets will face Big Rapids this afternoon at 3:00. Hancock opens its season this afternoon at …

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Local Fish Markets Involved in Federal Investigation

A two-year federal undercover operation into illegal fishing on Lake Superior has resulted in a series of recent raids, involving three northern Michigan fish markets and their fishing operations. A federal search warrant and criminal complaints recently filed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service LED show that the Fish …

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U.P. Farms Participate in Food Exchange Program

Ten farms across the Upper Peninsula, including in the Copper Country, are a part of a pilot program exploring new ways to address small farm food certification. The farms are assisting the U.P. Food Exchange and the USDA in developing a Group Good Agricultural Practice (Group GAP) model. A Group …

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MDOT Adds More Webcams on Roads

This winter, those driving through the Upper Peninsula will be able to see what’s going on before they hit the roads. Thirteen new webcams have been added to the Michigan Department of Transportation Road Weather Information System. Locations include in Calumet on US-41 at Store Street, Arnheim on US-41 at …

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MTU Expands PCMI Program

An award-winning program at Michigan Tech is offering new degree options for students in two departments. The Peace Corps Master’s International program, which allows students to earn a master’s degree while simultaneously serving in the Peace Corps, will now include students in computer science as well as electrical and computer …

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SmartZone to Develop Angel Network

Local startup businesses can now have another resource in their corner, thanks to the MTEC Smartzone and Michigan Tech’s Office of Innovation and Industry Management. In order to connect the startups to opportunities for capital, an angel investor network is being developed, which will help fill the financial gap and …

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Thanksgiving Travel Numbers

AAA says Thanksgiving holiday travel is expected to reach the highest level since 2007, with nearly 1.5 Michiganders and over 46.3 million Americans taking a trip. The 2014 forecast is 4.9 percent higher than the 1.4 million Michiganders and 4.2 percent higher than the 44.4 million Americans who traveled last …

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Tech Preps for Huge Sports Weekend – Friday Sports Wrap

Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. High School Hockey In high school hockey, the score from last night’s Jeffers match at Gaylord was not reported. The Jets open the Soo Elks Tournament against the host Blue Devils tonight at 8:00, and face Big Rapids tomorrow afternoon at 3:00. …

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MTU Sexual Assault Incident

A female student at Michigan Tech has reported to the authorities that she was sexually assaulted on campus last week. According to the university website, the female student was walking outside the Walker Arts and Humanities Center on Saturday, Nov. 15 between 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., when the alleged …

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