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Snowprints Lead Police To Suspect

Troopers from the Wakefield Post of the Michigan State Police responded to the report of a breaking and entering in Ironwood early Monday morning. Police say the 911 call came in around 3:50 a.m. CST. When they arrived on scene troopers began assisting Ironwood Public Safety in searching for the …

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Tech Takes Part In Under-Ice Study

Michigan Tech is taking part in a joint research effort with two other universities. Research partners from the University of Michigan and the University of Hawaii joined Michigan Tech’s Great Lakes Research Center scientists and engineers to deploy 17 under-ice research instruments 16 feet below the frozen Portage Waterway last Friday …

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Portage Lift Bridge Work Explained

The Portage Lake Lift Bridge is scheduled to be closed Saturday night into Sunday morning for maintenance.  But what kind of work is being done Houghton County Emergency Measures Coordinator Jack Dueweke explains The closure will begin at 9pm Saturday and is expected to reopen at 7am Sunday. If you …

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