HOUGHTON — the new Data Science Department within Michigan Tech Technological University's College of Computing was approved at last week's Board of Trustees meeting. According to the Dave House Dean of Computing, Dennis Livesay, the new department is slated to officially launch on July 1. ...

LAURIUM – Officials in the Village of Laurium announced the allocation of $400,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the Michigan Housing Development Authority (MSHDA). Currently, the Village is in the final stages of being awarded the allocated funding. The Village ...

SAULT STE. MARIE — Details are now being released regarding a weekend fatal snowmobile crash that occurred in the eastern Upper Peninsula. According to a Michigan State Police (MSP) press release, the accident occurred in Chippewa County's Whitefish Township. At about 3:20 Saturday ...

MARQUETTE — A Marquette County resident has filed a lawsuit against the county over a plan to take over the fixed base operator (FBO) services at Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport. The lawsuit alleges that the county is in violation of the Michigan Open Meetings Act, as well as that the ...

HOUGHTON — In a region where long winters, rural geography, and growing health care needs shape daily life, access to timely, high-quality care isn’t a luxury — it’s essential. That’s why the $5 million renovation and expansion at the Aspirus Houghton Clinic marks more than a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The average price for a gallon of gasoline jumped 11 cents overnight in the U.S., and some drivers in Europe waited in line to fill their tanks with fuel, as war engulfed the Middle East and shipments of oil and gas were stranded in the Persian Gulf. A gallon of regular was ...