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Michigan Tech’s Graduate Student Government (GSG) is joining in a nationwide walkout Wednesday to support higher education and show how vital graduate students are to society. GSG President Hossein Tavakoli says the proposed federal tax plan includes a giant tax hike on graduate students. Graduate students across the country fear …

Share your Story or poem of Christmas in the Keweenaw Do you have a favorite memory of Christmas spent in the Keweenaw? Or perhaps a story about a holiday that didn’t go how you planned? Real People Media and Main Street Calumet is inviting storytellers of all ages to come …

HANCOCK — As it has every year since Finland became independent in 1917, Finlandia University is celebrating Finland’s Independence Day. This year, since it’s Finland’s 100th anniversary of achieving independence, the University has planned a Gala Concert that can truly be described as a once in a lifetime event. The …

The search continues for a missing Hancock man and police are asking for your help finding him. Police say 38 year old Duane Kangas went missing 3 weeks ago and neither him nor his vehicle have been seen since.   He was last seen at the Krist gas station in …

The Italian Hall Tragedy Victims Memorial will not be ready to be installed until the spring. A post on the group’s Facebook page says there was a problem with the quality of the solid black granite stone on which the names of the victims of the 1913 tragedy would be …

A young girl is fortunate to be alive after falling into the Ontonagon River over the weekend. A trooper from the Michigan State Police Wakefield Post was called out to Elmer Park in the Village of Ontonagon on Friday. The girl, said to be between 10 and 12 years old, …

HOUGHTON, MI (November 1, 2017) – Mark your calendar and join us on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 for the third annual collaborative holiday celebration with a cause! This year, the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce, Keweenaw Young Professionals (KYP), Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance (KEDA), and The Continental Fire Company are joining …

Have you ever wished you were in charge of climate change policy? Here’s your chance. Michigan Tech is hosting a world climate change negotiations role-playing game from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 29 at the Great Lakes Reseach Center. Participants will play the roles of negotiators for various countries …

The ringing of bells signals the arrival of the Christmas season and the season for donating to the Salvation Army. The Aspirus Aspiring Women program will be teaming up with the Salvation Army this Saturday to help ring those bells. Aspirus’s Jenn Jenich-Laplander says they will be at Econo Foods …

The Copper Country Intermediate School District Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 21, 2017. Superintendent George Stockero shared with the Board a short video describing a “School Finance Research Collaborative.”  The School Finance Research Collaborative is a diverse group of business leaders and education experts …