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Congressional Candidate Jack Bergman is visiting the Copper Country today. A meet and greet is planned for the Republican nominee at U.P. Health System—Portage starting at 6pm. Bergman spent part of Tuesday visiting with veterans in Marquette. He said the goal was to open up dialogue about issues other veterans …

The applications of science and engineering to the real world are limitless. Over 120 seventh grade students from Houghton Middle School were introduced to some of those possibilities at Michigan Tech Tuesday, thanks to the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative. In one session, students learned how a filtration system developed by …

Election 2016 has been one of the most unconventional presidential campaigns we’ve seen in recent history. Now teachers say they are witnessing the effects of the heated, hate-filled rhetoric on the campaign trail bleeding into their classrooms. Jason Scott reports.

Legislation outlining rules and regulations for the testing of autonomous vehicles in Michigan was amended and passed Tuesday by a state House committee. Dave Biswas is from Senator Mike Kowall’s office. The bills, aimed at making Michigan a research center for autonomous vehicle testing, now move to the full House.

Michigan election officials are getting to work printing the statewide ballot for the November election. As Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick reports, many of them will be used for absentee voting. While other states have multiple days of voting, efforts to do that in Michigan have consistently failed.

New research from AAA Michigan finds that there is no benefit to using premium gas in your vehicle when it’s not required by the manufacturer. The auto club says that American drivers wasted $2.1 billion dollars last year on high-grade gas in vehicles that were designed to run on regular fuel. …

A new report to be released this morning in Kalamazoo shows Michigan has had a significant reduction in homelessness. The information is expected to be discussed at the Ending Homelessness in Michigan Summit at the Radisson Plaza Hotel. As part of a six-percent drop in homelessness, researchers say veteran homelessness …

Anyone in Michigan could report overdoses without fear of being prosecuted for drugs, under legislation approved nearly unanimously Tuesday by the State House. The law would exempt people of any age from prosecution if they report an overdose from any illegal substance or require medical assistance themselves. Michigan law already protects …

Grant applications are still being accepted by the Portage Health Auxiliary. They are a non-profit organization, whose mission is to serve the health and well-being of elderly and youth causes in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon Counties. Grant applications are being accepted from local non-profit organizations through September 30, 2016 …

CareerFEST goes heavy metal this week at Michigan Tech. Wednesday is Steel Day. Industry reps will talk on how steel is the main ingredient for everything from your bike, to your car, to the bridge you drive it over. Students will learn just how steel is made: from iron ore …