MARQUETTE – Andrew Shirtz, ex-Northern Michigan University adjunct computer science professor, is going to trial on a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery charge. The trial is scheduled for Nov. 18, at the Marquette County 96th District Court with Judge Karl Weber presiding. Shirtz is ...

HOUGHTON — The Biskaabiiyaang Collective at Michigan Tech hosted a drum social out on the Walker lawn Monday to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. Two Drum Circles — Summer Cloud and Four Thunders, from the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, were invited to share their cultures through drums and ...

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech held a ceremonial opening of East Hall with a ribbon cutting Friday. The new hall allows 500 upper class students a place to live. The building features collaborative study rooms, fitness spaces, a game room, lounge areas and kitchenettes. The spaces were the result ...

CALUMET – The new Green Space Park was a busy place Sunday, where more than 30 vendors were set up for the inaugural Harvest Moon Night Market. The event took place from 4-9 p.m. Rather than a harvest moon, vendors and attendees were greeted by 50-degree weather, thick clouds and a brisk ...

BARAGA COUNTY — A two-vehicle accident caused the closure of US 41 for several hours Monday morning. According to a press release from the Baraga County Sheriff's Office, the mishap happened shortly after 7 a.m. Monday on US 41 near the intersection of Knapp Camp Road, north of Alberta. The ...

L’Anse — The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) Natural Resources Department and the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC) held the annual Manoomin (wild rice) Camp Saturday to introduce traditional and modern process of ricing and educate participants of the crop’s cultural ...