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Senator introduces bill to stop local sports blackouts

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U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin introduced a new bill Tuesday aimed at making it simpler and cheaper for people to watch professional sports. Currently, for a fan in Wisconsin to watch every Packers, Brewers and Bucks game in a year it costs more than $1,500 annually to purchase the necessary ...

US News ranks MTU grad program in top 100

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HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University came in at 89 among graduate engineering programs across the United States in the U.S. News and World Report graduate school rankings. The list includes University of Michigan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University and ...

New opening date set for Imagination Factory center

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IRON MOUNTAIN — The Imagination Factory Community Center Board of Directors has released updates on what’s ahead for the facility, including a new opening date. The grand opening of the center at 301 W. Hughitt St. has been reset for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2, due to inspector ...

Bridge in Vulcan closed by flooding

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IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County Road Commission today closed the Sturgeon River bridge on County Road 577 in Vulcan due to flooding over the road. "Please use County Road 573 as an alternate route until further notice," the road commission said. In 2023, County Road 577 was also ...

Menominee River flood warnings continue on both sides of border

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A flood warning continues for the Menominee River in areas of Florence and Niagara in Wisconsin and Breitung Township and Vulcan in Michigan, the National Weather Service said. Meanwhile, a major roadway has already been affected in Menominee and Delta counties. In Powers, the Michigan ...