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Posted: 07.02.2010 at 2:38 PM
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Here's a look at some of the stories we're working on for tonight's news.

The Michigan State Police Crime Lab in Marquette is staying put and has a new lease on life. The state legislature has come through with funding for the lab. Find out what it'll pay for on your TV6 News Tonight.

The Environmental Protection Agency in Washington has ruled on the federal water permit issue in connection to Kennecott's nickel and copper mine in northern Marquette County. We'll tell you the decision, tonight on your TV6 Early News.

WE Energies is boosting electric rates for residential and business customers in Upper Michigan. That's means a huge hit for Cliffs Natural Resources and the Empire Mine. Cliffs will have to pay an additional $14.4 million for power under the Public Service Commission agreement that takes affect this month. The story tonight on your TV6 Early News.

The holiday weekend is here and the parks are filling up fast with campers. TV6's Escanaba Bureau reporter Beth Jones tonight takes us to J.W. Wells State park and the campers that are coming from all over for the Fourth of July festivities. What keeps them coming back, tonight on your TV6 Early News.

The Superior Health Partnership is now up and running. TV6's Kelly Gibbs reports on what this means for health care in Upper Michigan and how it'll help M.G.H. and Bell hospitals on their bottom line. The story on your TV6 Early News.

The downturn in the economy has meant job losses in every kind of businesses and institution. For teachers, school districts are always under the gun to cut costs and their single biggest cost, personnel. Tonight in a Special Report, TV6's Kelly Gibbs looks at the jobs losses in schools through the eyes of a teacher from the eastern U.P. Tonight, the silver lining in those leaving the teaching ranks. That's on your TV6 News Tonight.

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