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Gladstone man arrested for child sexually abusive activity

GLADSTONE — A Gladstone man has been arrested for aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material and using a computer to commit a crime. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit and the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force announced the arrest of Andrew ...

Taking flight

HOUGHTON – Jeff Fowler, of Houghton, has been flying remote control (RC) airplanes nearly all his life. Anxious to share the hobby with community residents, he would like to introduce it local youth. Fowler, a native of Greenville, South Carolina, said he inherited his love of the hobby ...

Among the best

HOUGHTON — U.S. News and World Report released its graduate school rankings on Tuesday. Michigan Technological University ranked number 89 among other prestigious graduate engineering programs across the United States, such as University of Michigan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ...

Underage drinking

HOUGHTON – Alcohol consumption by children under the age of 20 is a conversation few parents and adults feel comfortable having with their kids. Yet, according to a report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), conversations like these should start with children as young a ...

Improving access to healthcare

HOUGHTON — Aspirus Health hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for its expanded Houghton clinic on Thursday. Community leaders, healthcare professionals and local politicians took part in the celebration. Several speakers congratulated Aspirus Houghton on their new expansion, which includes a ...

AI competitions: A deeper look

HOUGHTON — Houghton High School’s CyberHusky STEM team has had a string of successes recently, including capturing the 2026 Presidential AI Challenge Michigan State Championship. This competition was created under an executive order from President Trump to bolster research and development ...