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Seven area residents have earned bachelor's degrees from Lake Superior State University (LSSU). Graduates achieved their degrees through LSSU's Escanaba/Iron Mountain Regional Center which offers bacc...

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and local agencies are enacting additional annual spring weight restrictions to protect roads. Effective 6 a.m. Monday, March 2, weight restrictions wi...

One of the key priorities of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is to monitor weights and measures devices being used by retailers to ensure a fair playing field. Thi...

U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, this week continued his efforts to ensure the Trump Administration is responding appropriately to ...

Marking its first in-state test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Bureau of Laboratories today received and tested a specimen from a...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Michigan 2-1-1 have been promoting 2-1-1 helpline resources throughout 2-1-1 Awareness Month in February. Michigan residents are encour...

About 80 NMU students representing various academic majors recently participated in a poverty simulation at the Northern Center. The experience was far more impactful than a traditional lecture in hel...

Don't wait to get your 2020 hunting or fishing license - most licenses and permits go on sale March 1, when the new license year begins. That start date includes hunting and fishing license sales, exc...

Northern Michigan University has announced the winners of its 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, an annual competition held at about 600 universities in more than 65 countries that gives graduate stud...

The NMU School of Nursing typically holds trauma response simulations in a lab with mannequins. But for the first time Thursday afternoon, it collaborated with the ROTC Wildcat Battalion. The mock bom...