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MTU Announces Winter Break Hours

As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday, Michigan Tech has released its modified operating schedule for the upcoming Winter Break. University offices will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas day, and New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Some critical areas will remain in operation. Some offices may also be …

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MTU Volleyball Heads to NCAA Tourney – Tuesday Sports Wrap

High School In high school hockey tonight… – Houghton entertains Marquette. – Jeffers welcomes Negaunee. Our broadcast will begin at 6:40 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Michigan Tech volleyball team is heading to the NCAA tournament for the third straight year. The Huskies are …

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Hancock Business Damaged by Fire

A Hancock business was damaged by fire early Saturday morning. The fire-damaged area at World of Wood in Hancock. Firefighters were called to World of Wood on Hancock Street. Company office manager Kelly Heikkila told Keweenaw Report that they were able to confine the blaze to an annex to the …

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State Ad Blitz to Target Opioid Stereotypes

Michigan will use a statewide media blitz to try to change public feeling about opioid addiction. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joneigh Khaldun says it’s important to break the stereotypes associated with dependency – that those affected are “junkies,” that it’s some sort of …

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Michigan Medicaid Work Requirement Challenged

Michigan’s Medicaid work requirement is being challenged in court by a group of state and national health care advocates. The Healthy Michigan Plan rule is scheduled to take effect January 1st. It mandates that most recipients of the expanded Medicaid program show that they work at least 80 hours per …

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State Issues Emergency THC Vape Rules

The State of Michigan has instituted new testing and disclosure rules for marijuana-based vaping products. Emergency rules posted Friday by the Marijuana Regulatory Agency come in response to 55 cases of lung injuries in Michigan. 88 percent of the victims reported that they had used vaping products that included THC. …

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U.P. Gas Prices Rise

Gas prices are higher this morning in our region than they were a week ago. The AAA Michigan survey puts the average price of unleaded gas in the central Upper Peninsula at $2.53 per gallon. That’s nine cents higher than a week ago, a penny higher than a month ago, …

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Michigan Drug OD Deaths Drop Slightly

For the first time in six years, the number of drug overdose deaths in Michigan fell slightly in 2018. A report released Friday by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services indicated 2,599 Michiganders died from overdoses last year – a drop of slightly more than three percent. More …

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