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Earlier this month, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order to restructure the Department of Environmental Quality into the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy. Senate Republicans contend that move would eliminate necessary oversight commissions and the State Senate has joined the House in rejecting the order. “This unilateral …

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and US Senator Gary Peters will both be in the Upper Peninsula Friday, making separate stops in the central UP. Whitmer will be visiting Marquette as part of her Home for Opportunity Tour where she will meet with business and university leaders at Northern Michigan University. The …

Keweenaw Peninsula 2nd graders are engaging in STEM activities while learning basic science fundamentals through a Michigan Tech educational outreach program. Students from Hancock’s Barkell Elementary took a field trip to conduct a winter experiment where the class learned to alter the melting point of ice. Snow and ice are …

High School In high school hockey last night… Houghton exploded for five goals in the second period, and swamped Marquette 6-1. Nathan Erva, Brendan Erickson, Carson Stevens, Jiseung Choi, Brad Gauthier and Dane Johnson scored for the Gremlins.Hancock fell to Escanaba 6-5.Calumet outskated Kingsford 6-2. In hockey tomorrow… Houghton hosts …

A gender discrimination lawsuit has been filed against Northern Michigan University by four of its professors. Bloomfield-based law firm Sterling Attorneys at Law, P.C. filed the lawsuit on behalf of Claudia L. Hart, Carol S. Steinhaus, Karin M. Stulz, and Margaret E. Vroman, all professors at NMU’s College of Business. …

The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team continues to battle the region’s drug epidemic but funding will be needed to carry on that fight. Houghton City Police Chief John Donnelly gave an update on the reorganizational effort of UPSET West to the city council at their regular meeting Wednesday. The law …

Recreational marijuana businesses will be prohibited in the city of Houghton under an ordinance passed by the city council Wednesday. A pair of public hearings were held to receive comments on two ordinances–one to essentially opt-out of the portion of the voter-approved law allowing licensed recreational businesses and another assigning …

Governor Gretchen Whitmer spoke directly to Republicans near the conclusion of her first State of the State Address Tuesday, expressing her willingness to work across the aisle on auto insurance reform. Senator Ed McBroom says that acknowledgement is a step in the right direction. “I think that it becomes more …

Keweenaw residents live in an area where law enforcement and the local communities that they serve maintain a well balanced relationship and regularly show support for one another. One example of that support is a sporting event set to take place this weekend, where area police and fire departments suit …

High School In high school hockey last night, Hancock lost to Marquette 7-0. The Bulldogs were outshot 37-13. In high school hockey tonight… Houghton welcomes Marquette. Our broadcast will begin around 6:40 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. Hancock entertains Escanaba. Calumet skates at Kingsford.Jeffers hosts Negaunee in a make-up game …