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The City of Hancock is unveiling a new plaque at Laurn-Grove Park today. The new plaque talks about Alvin E. Laurn and Robert C. Grove and their service and sacrifice to our country. The new plaque will hopefully serve as a reminder to all that the park is named for …

Michigan Tech continues to be a leader in stewardship of the Great Lakes and now they are using that expertise in the Straits of Mackinac. Governor Rick Snyder visited Houghton Thursday to see first hand how the Great Lakes Research Center is using high-tech equipment like a Supercomputer and a …

Democratic U-S Senator Gary Peters says he hasn’t decided if he will support President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. Several Democrats in the Senate have already opposed the deal including New York Senator Chuck Schumer. Peters says he still has questions about what he calls a very complicated deal. …

State Representative Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) today said that a partnership between Michigan Technological University’s (MTU) Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC) and Enbridge to monitor the Straits of Mackinac will mean additional protection for this waterway that is so important to Michigan’s economy. Enbridge’s Pipeline 5 runs underneath the Straits and …

Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate to prohibit the importation of trophies of species that are listed, or proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act. U.S. Senate Democrat Gary Peters of Michigan is a co-sponsor. He says the measure will help prevent increased sport hunting of animals …

A new poll finds billionaire Donald Trump leading his Republican presidential hopefuls in Michigan with 20-percent support. However, Pollster Steve Mitchell from East Lansing-based Mitchell Research and Communications says former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is gaining ground and is in second place after receiving high marks in last week’s …

U-S Congressman Dan Kildee will introduce legislation soon he hopes will help people buried under student debt. One of his bills will make scholarships and grants exempt from being taxed. Another one of Kildee’s bills will prohibit lenders from collecting on the entirety of a loan if the cosigner dies. …

Citizens for Fair Taxes is hitting the streets, trying to collect the signatures it needs to get a question on the November ballot asking voters to raise the corporate income tax. Right now that tax stands at 6 percent. The group wants to bump it to 11 percent and use …

A state Senator is calling for the Michigan attorney general to investigate a recent spike in gas prices. Mechanical issues at the BP Whiting, Indiana refinery are being blamed for an 80 cent jump in gas prices in parts of Michigan. State Senator John Proos wants the state attorney general …

The Michigan Tech Volleyball team has been picked to finish fifth in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference North Division this fall. The coaches’ poll released this morning has Ferris State nosing out Grand Valley State for the top spot. Saginaw Valley State was picked to finish third – one vote …