Here's a look at some of the stories we're working on for tonight's news.
Read more: Local, Economy, Health, Business, Community, Religion, Catholic, Smurfit Stone, Mill, Jilbert's, Dairy, Asthma, Flu, Drugs, Police
The Smurfit-Stone mill in Ontonagon is permanently closing. The announcement today means 182 employees will lose their job. We'll have more on this announcement tonight on your TV6 Early News.
More teenagers are using marijuana than in years past. That's the finding in a study out today, that also says teens don't see the use of prescription drugs as being dangerous. The story tonight on your TV6 Early News.
The rise in illegal drug use is also driving up the crime rate. Tonight on your TV6 Early News, reporter Jeni Jewell talks with Marquette County's top law enforcers about the increase in small time crime, like shoplifting and breaking and entering.
Whether it's the seasonal flu or the H1N1 virus, they're both a concern for those with Asthma. Tonight in Your Health Matters, TV6's Jeni Jewell reports on the precautions people should take if they're asthma sufferers and the serious conditions that could result if they become sick. The story on your TV6 News Tonight.
Jilbert's Dairy in Marquette has been expanding their product line and also they're territory. TV6's Jerry Hume reports on the investment being made by Jilbert's and what it means for the local area. That's UP Close on your TV6 News Tonight.
The snow keeping falling and that's good for those at Mont Ripley in the Keweenaw. On your TV6 News Tonight, a look at conditions and how the first weekend of skiing went for the Michigan Tech University's owned hill.
