The teenage gunman who held students hostage at Marinette High School last night and then turned the gun on himself has died. TV6's Iron Mountain Kingsford Bureau reporter Aaron Martin was in Marinette last night and today. He'll have the update tonight including comments from this afternoon's press conference by police and school officials. That's tonight on your TV6 Early News.

The hostage standoff in Marinette, Wisconsin has a lot of school districts looking at their emergency plans. On your TV6 News Tonight, reporter Noel McLaren talks with officials from one district and the police on how they would handle a gunman in a school. That story UP Close tonight.

Escanaba School officials have been hearing from concerned parents about how they would handle a hostage standoff with a gunman. On your TV6 News Tonight, what the district's administration has in place to calm those concerns.

The TV6 Canathon is in the home stretch. This year, needy families in Schoolcraft County, are getting a lot of help from the Kewadin Casino in Manistique. TV6's Kelly Gibbs reports on the collection effort in helping feed a hungry neighbor. That's on your TV6 Early News.

Care packages for Upper Michigan troops are being assembled today in Marquette. The story behind the Great Lakes Recovery Centers effort to bring holiday cheer to those on the front lines, tonight on your TV6 Early News.

The Christmas shopping season is in high gear. On-line shopping is a major segment of retail sales today. Tonight, TV6's Natalie Jovonovich reports on shopping on-line. That's in your Consumer Watch, on your TV6 News Tonight.