Jesse Wiederhold
TV6 Houghton/Hancock Bureau Reporter
Houghton/Hancock, MI
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Jesse joined the TV6 team in December of 2020. He graduated from Northern Michigan University that same month. Jesse earned his Bachelor's in English writing and minored in computer science. He loves going to live music shows and rocking out. He has a passion for writing and news content production, which is why he pursued journalism.
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Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist visited with community leaders and elected officials in Houghton on Friday to find out how he and the governor can continue to better serve UP schools, businesses and families.
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Houghton-Portage Schools gave kids a break and gave teachers some fun professional development with a Rock Your School day, featuring live music.
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The Finlandia Finnish American Heritage Center will be closed to the public from Oct. 25 through Nov. 5 while reorganizing and archiving occurs.
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The MTU Jazz Band has been working hard in person and looks forward to performing for a live audience this weekend, a major step towards normalcy for the MTU Rosza Center.
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MTU announced a new Global Campus initiative that will make it easier for people to take courses online.
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MDOT has opened both southbound lanes on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge and has now closed one outer right northbound lane as finger joint repairs continue.
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Harbor Town Pharmacy in Ontonagon celebrated 32 years of health care service on Tuesday with a customer appreciation day.
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Portage Township has drafted an agreement with the city of Houghton to finish a jail within nine years, otherwise, the property returns to the township.
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Scientists are working on increasing the number of benthos organisms in Torch Lake after copper mining brought their numbers down many years ago.
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The NMU and MTU Army ROTC teams ran a football all the way from Houghton.
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Michigan Tech is opening a skate rental center in the John Macinnes Ice Arena and is opening with an open skate on Saturday.
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Ticketholders to the cancelled Joe Nichols show at the Calumet Theatre will receive a full refund and a free concert.
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Brockway Mtn. Drive was recognized nationally by Fox News as one of the best ten places to visit for fall colors.
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The Portage Health Foundation is seeking donation partners for this year's Giving Tuesday.
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Mercy EMS gained three full-time paramedics, bringing the service from five to eight full-time paramedics.
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A new service will allow UP law enforcement to easily track down at-risk individuals who may have wandered away from home.
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Circle Power has applied through EGLE again for windmill development in Houghton County.
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MTU began a new concert series on Thursday, called "New Music in the Mine" which features two concert nights in the Quincy Mine Hoist House.
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The EPA is nearing completion of the fire debris cleanup on Fifth St. in Calumet.
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The fun begins at 9 a.m. with a pancake breakfast at the Range Lounge on Baltic Ave.
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A pop-up kids consignment sale begins in Houghton County on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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State Superintendent, Michael Rice, Ph.D. toured Ewen Trout Creek School on Wednesday to hear the needs of western UP schools.
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UGL plans to incorporate more clinics for medical, dental and behavioral health in its planned renovation.
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KEDA is working on homes in Calumet this week to help increase community wealth and improve curbside appeal to developers.
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Finlandia University hosted a flu shot clinic on Monday, highlighting the importance of getting one this year.
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McLain and Baraga state parks saw a good turnout this summer and remind campers the last day to camp is Oct. 31.
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A raptor rehabilitator successfully raised an orphaned great-horned owl and released it back into the wild Friday.
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Whitmer signed a budget bill on Wednesday which will send millions of flood relief dollars to municipalities in Houghton County.
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The Calumet Village Council decided Thursday it would begin looking into a new lease for the Calumet Theatre.
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Ewen-Trout Creek K-5 students stepped aboard a mobile farm lab to gain a better understanding of Michigan's agriculture on Thursday.
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The City of Houghton held a special public meeting to hear input on the future of Houghton's aging parking deck.
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Two artists at Finlandia University's art gallery will hold a closing gallery night, showcasing their work on Thursday, Sept. 30 at 7:00 p.m.
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There is an organized march for reproductive rights happening in Houghton at Bridgeview Park Saturday, Oct. 2 at 1:00 p.m.
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Three tourists found what may be the largest Yooperlite rock on record in Copper Harbor.
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Migratory birds are making their way across the Upper Peninsula, a wild bird rehabilitator says to try and modify reflective windows so birds don't mistake them for the sky.
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Chef Walter Staib, host of "A Taste of History," visited the Keweenaw this week for a look at the Harbor Haus restaurant in Copper Harbor.
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Lake Linden-Hubbell Schools had an early start on Friday by celebrating one U.P. native's 1000th consecutively photographed sunrise milestone.
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The Calumet Theatre resumes live programming this Saturday, September 25 with Boy Band Review, a high-energy boy band cover group.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer discusses Michigan's $53B spending agreement; including $460 million for a direct care worker wage increase.
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Frustrations grow in Houghton/Hancock as the Portage Lake Lift Bridge project takes longer than anticipated and traffic backups continue to grow longer.
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Chickadees rallied its customers Tuesday to become models for the night at the annual Chickadees Fashion Show, held at the Bonfire Continental.
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Fall colors are arriving in the Keweenaw, check out TV6's fall color tour guide before heading north.
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Families Against Narcotics is thinking about starting a chapter in the Copper Country to help residents and families with substance use disorder.
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The Keweenaw Wild Ones and the Keweenaw Land Trust are joining together to mitigate knapweed and other invasive plants in the Keweenaw.
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Washington Middle School's sixth-grade class spent hours working on Monday morning to clean up the Calumet Waterworks.
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The KBIC mourned and laid to rest its former tribal president and chairman on Friday after his death on Monday.
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UP Regional Blood Center is still in a critical need for donors, especially those with O-, O+, or AB.
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The Chickadees Fashion Show will be Tuesday, September 21 at the Bonfire Continental in Houghton.
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The Houghton County Appointment Board has selected Joshua Saaranen, former Houghton County Detective Lieutenant, to fill in as a temporary sheriff until the November 2022 election.