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Tuition at Michigan Tech will rise by nearly four percent next year. At today’s meeting, the Board of Control approved a 173-million dollar budget for the 2015-2016 school year, which includes a 3.9-percent tuition hike. The Board also approved the University’s new Strategic Plan, and agreed to issue 25-million dollars …

A 48-year-old Houghton man was killed this morning when an unoccupied dump truck rolled over him at the Houghton City Public Works Garage. The accident occurred around 7:20. Sharon Avenue was closed to traffic while first responders and investigators worked at the scene. A second victim, a 49-year-old Houghton man, …