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A structure fire closed down US-41 in Calumet Township Tuesday night. Firefighters were called out at 9:08 p.m. to the intersection of Calumet Avenue and Agent Street. While they battled the fire in near white-out conditions, a highway detour was set up by Houghton County Sheriff’s deputies and Michigan State …

The Hancock City Council will consider new labor contracts for its police officers and commanders at tonight’s meeting. The council will also discuss approving the rules that will regulate the city’s new business and technology park, and the letter of understanding that will assign a school resource officer from the …

The Portage Health Foundation is asking for public input about the possibility of building a community wellness campus. The initial concept is a large-scale, multimillion-dollar wellness facility that would provide community programming, human services outreach and recreational services. PHF Executive Director Kevin Store says the basic idea has been floating …

Libraries are important to the health, education and development of residents within communities. And keeping the library doors open, and in great shape are high priority items for the Portage Lake District Library. The library opened at their current location along the Portage Canal, in June 2006. The library is …

UPDATE; Michigan Tech Public Safety and Police Services has announced that Columbus murder suspect, John Ferry was not on campus. The MTU public safety office says that at this time there is no reason to suspect that Ferry was on campus. Local law enforcement and MTU public safety had conducted …

A South Carolina man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting two Upper Peninsula children. Prosecutors say 35-year-old James Masterson of Myrtle Beach groomed a Sault Ste. Marie girl online for years, and eventually persuaded her to post sexually explicit video herself and a sibling …

A grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation will open up track and field opportunities for disabled persons in the Keweenaw. The $17,000 award to Equipment Loans in the Keweenaw will help purchase racing chairs, rollers, 3D printed gloves and helmets that will be loaned to students living with …

Keweenaw Natural Areas is appealing to the public for donations to help complete the purchase of its Merganser Pond North area. Merganser Pond North is contiguous with the KNA’s existing Merganser Pond preserve. It includes 80 acres with a third of a mile of Lake Superior shoreline. It’s located between …

Nearly 450 Michigan Tech students received degrees Saturday morning. At the Midyear Commencement Ceremony, student speaker Jailynn Johnson spoke about a phrase that’s commonly used around campus… “I view “Husky up and get it done” as an embodiment of three main pillars – do it because it needs to be …

A L’Anse native is among Michigan’s newest conservation officers. Michael Anderson was one of 12 new officers commissioned Friday in Lansing. He has been assigned to the Baraga office, and will begin probationary field training there next month. Although most of their time is spent enforcing fish, game and natural …