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Progress continues on cleanup work at the site of last Saturday’s accident and fuel release at the Sturgeon River Bridge on US 41 south of Chassell. Again today there will be dump trucks coming in and out of the area, removing impacted soil and bringing in clean fill material. In …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. In high school girls basketball last night… – Houghton downed Ontonagon 67-42. – Hancock defeated L’Anse 49-32. – Calumet fell to Escanaba 65-59. – Baraga got past Lake Linden-Hubbell 50-38. – Chassell shut down Dollar Bay-Tamarack City 67-26. – Jeffers beat Wakefield-Marenisco …

The winners have been announced in the Snow Statue Competition at Michigan Technological University’s Winter Carnival. This year’s theme is “Myths and Tales of the Past in Our Frigid Forecast.” Judging took place early Thursday morning following Wednesday’s all-nighter. For the second time in the past three years, Tau Kappa …

Winter Carnival has officially started and today begins the display of the magic created when Huskies are combined with snow. It’s snow statues and ski jumping and cartwheels in the snow. It’s a mosh pit (in 5 degrees). On the side walks, pasties and pickled eggs are for sale, there’s …

Silver medals aren’t strictly for the Olympics. Michigan Tech is handing out one of its own, to one of its own, this weekend. Dr. Bruce Trusock, a 1974 graduate, will be awarded the Michigan Technological University Board of Trustees Silver Medal on Friday, February 9. Fittingly, the medal will be presented …

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) recently confirmed the first influenza-associated pediatric death of the 2017-2018 flu season. Influenza claims the lives of children every year across the United States, which is why MDHHS is reminding residents that it’s not too late to get …

Cleanup work continues at the site of last Saturday’s accident and fuel release at the Sturgeon River Bridge on US 41 south of Chassell. Motorists are asked to watch out for increased truck traffic in the affected area. Dump trucks will be coming in and out of the area, taking …

High School In high school boys basketball last night, unbeaten Dollar Bay-Tamarack City held Ewen-Trout Creek to just 13 points in the first half, and handed the Panthers their first loss of the year, 51-42. 3,276 fans at the SDC saw the Blue Bolts build a 17-point halftime lead, thanks …

Calumet, Michigan – Main Street Calumet is the happy recipient of a $421 grant from the Keweenaw Community Foundation Historic Preservation Fund. The grant monies will be used to fund the stabilization project at 512 Portland Street, otherwise known as the Curto Saloon in Calumet. The structure which was deteriorating …

Although activities have been taking place on and around campus for the past couple of weeks, this afternoon marks the official start of Winter Carnival when “All Nighter” gets underway at 4:00 pm. Many students will use the 16 hour window to build a small snow statue, while others will …