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The U.S. military is gearing up for a first-of-its-kind test next. The Army and MDOT are holding information sessions today about a convoy of four military vehicles featuring driverless technology. The vehicles will ‘talk’ to one another with advanced communications equipment. But Doug Halleaux with the U.S. Army Tank Automotive …

Michigan’s annual Click It or Ticket seatbelt campaign begins today. State Police along with local police and sheriff departments will be encouraging drivers and passengers to buckle up. Authorities say there was a ten percent increase in the number of traffic deaths last year compared with 2014. The Michigan Office …

A recent report shows suicide has increased in nearly every age group and has surged to the highest level in nearly 30 years. But Dr. Katherine Lewis Ginebaugh , the director of the suicide prevention program at Western Michigan University, says it’s not an epidemic. Ginebaugh says there are effective …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters today announced over $122,000 for the Kingsford Public Safety Department and the Houghton Fire Department to help purchase equipment. This grant comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants program. “Our firefighters in Kingsford and Houghton put their …

Republican candidate for Michigan’s 110th District Greg Markkanen of Hancock made his first formal appearance since announcing he is running for the state house. A teacher in the Baraga Area Schools and a member of the Hancock City Council, Markkanen says he wants to give residents another option to represent …

The Portage Health Auxiliary has awarded ten $1,000 scholarships to students in medical programs at post-secondary institutions. The scholarship recipients were recognized at UP Health System – Portage’s annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner at the Shelden Grill on Tuesday, May 10. The Auxiliary Scholarship Committee had 25 applications for the scholarships …

The Chassell, Houghton and Range Lions Clubs in cooperation with the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office are collecting unused drugs for proper disposal. This “pills only” collection will be held on Saturday, May 21, from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. in the Copper Country Mall’s Center Court. This is part of …

Several counties in the Upper Peninsula could see a revenue stream dry up if a federal program is not renewed. The Secure Rural Schools program helps pay for schools, forest health projects and emergency response services in rural counties that include national forest land. It’s meant to support those counties …

What better time of year than spring to start thinking of hockey? After all, May in the Copper Country means winter is right around the corner. Michigan Tech is hosting a Spring Hockey Carnival tonight at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The public is invited to come have their …

It’s perhaps the most appropriate name in sports–Guts Frisbee–because it certainly takes a lot of guts to stand in front of plastic disc that has been clocked upwards of 100 miles an hour. Keweenaw Guts Day is being held tomorrow to launch the summer season for the sport with its …