Ishpeming News

TV6A has been helping feed the needy for over 25 years. The annual Canathon officially kicks off on Monday, butA Friday morning, students at Negaunee Middle School, and members of the United Steelworkers Union 4974, loaded nonperishable food donations onto a truck from the Salvation Army in Ishpeming.

November 3, 2009 -- New signs have been posted designating the carpool lot provided through a partnership between the Michigan Department of Transportation and Jack's Super Serv in Harvey.

Posted on Friday, October 30, 2009 at 4:51 p.m. They're identified as 25-year-old Jesse Mitchell of Ishpeming, and 24-year-old Kasey Lee Morcom also of Ishpeming.

Posted 5 hours, 31 minutes ago at 3:53 pm. Cassopolis' loss 35-0 to Coloma Friday night left the Rangers with a 6-3 record and sends them to Mendon to take on the 9-0 Hornets in the opening round of the Michigan High School Athletic Association playoffs.

Ita s a growing problem across the country and here in the U.P., prescription drug abuse.A A survey last year of teens in Marquette and Alger Counties found that 14% of those who responded abused a prescription medication.

October 27, 2009 -- After a construction season adjusting to detour routes in and around downtown Houghton, motorists are being asked to use caution when returning to normal traffic patterns.

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Posted on Friday, October 23, 2009 at 9:43 a.m. All five are being arraigned in Marquette County District Court Monday for misappropriation of $75,000 of a Gwinn woman.

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Ruth Fredin, the 81-year-old victim of Saturday night's bingo money mugging in Ishpeming, speaks out about what she went through.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 9:22 p.m. ISHPEMING -- Last Saturday night, 81-year-old Ruth Fredin of Ishpeming won more thanA $1,000 playing bingo.A Then her luck changed.A She was mugged outside of her apartment complex, and her bingo winnings and everything else in her purse--cell phone, drivers license, eye glasses--was taken.

William Clay Ford, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Ford Motors, spoke to students at NMU and Michigan Tech on Monday.

Ishpeming Police are investigating a strong armed robbery in the parking lot of the Pioneer Bluff Apartments.

Here's a look at what we're working on for tonight's news. Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 7:21 p.m. The body of a 26-year-old man has been recovered from the Chocolay River.A On your TV6 Late News, we'll show where authorities found the body floating and the latest information on their recovery efforts.

It only takes a few seconds to protect the teeth from acids. Once a week each classroom at Birchview Elementary School in Ishpeming does a fluoride rinse as part of a mouth rinse program that started in the 1970s.

An Ishpeming man is looking for answers to a strange sight in the September skies over Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Flu season is coming, and that means for some people it's time to get their annual flu shot.

AtA Wednesday'sA education summit in Marquette , students from across theA UP showed off how they're using technology in the classroom.

Adam Whittington is not your typical Ishpeming 17-year-old.A He's been singing since he was in a highchair and now he wants to make it big in the pop music industry.

This week, Weekend Edition Sunday is exploring the culture, traditions and economy of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.