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The Beacon House in Marquette is currently working to raise $6 million in pledges by next summer. The money will be used for the new Beacon House, which will be built next to the new hospital in Marquette. The new facility will have sixty beds, a community style kitchen, a …

The race for the first congressional district continues as Republican Jack Bergman, Libertarian Diane Bostow, and Democrat Lon Johnson participated in a debate in Marquette. With Election Day getting closer, voters were given the chance to hear the candidates in person, rather than following the political advertisements that are shown …

An Upper Peninsula man is asking for help in identifying the person who stole his trail camera. Ishpeming resident Fred Torreano says he placed his equipment on his family’s hunting property in Marquette County. The camera was reportedly stolen around 7pm on October 8th in Negaunee Township. The male suspect …

Previous research found patients were at a higher risk of dying from elective surgery when it was done on Friday rather than earlier in the week. But a new study finds that not the case. Here’s Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites.

Could cervical cancer screening guidelines change in the near future? Health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has details of a new study.

Type 2 diabetes is on the rise in this country. Being active is one way to manage the disease. And, as Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites explains, the time of day you exercise matters, too.

It’s a new threat to Michigan’s fruits and veggies. Entomologist Howard Russell at Michigan State University says he’s getting calls from homeowners who are seeing stinkbugs in their homes. The bugs come in to hide from the cold in the Fall. They’re shaped like a shield and a half inch …

Eight hundred people from around the world were in Detroit for the Cyber Summit. They’re talking about ways to protect data and cyber security, a concern with the latest WikiLeak leaks and hacking. Governor Rick Snyder spoke about how we can be a target. Snyder says Michigan is the leader in …

No-Hand-Man is what his friends call him, but his real name is Phil Comar and on Sunday he attempted to break a world-record by riding non-stop – no handed on his Harley-Davidson to raise money for Parkinson’s the disease that took his father in 2008. Comar broke the world-record riding …

Michigan residents will have four fewer choices when it comes to health care next year. While ten insurance carriers will stay as part of the state’s Marketplace, four companies will be leaving the program. Harbor Health Plan and United Healthcare Community Plan, which had offered HMO plans, are not participating …