On today’s program, Rick Allen talks with Congressional Candidate Lon Johnson. In the second segment, Rick is joined by Pauline Kiltunen and Tanya Stanaway from the League of Finnish American Societies—U.P. Chapter. Brought to you by the Copper Country Education Association, the Copper Country Veterinary Clinic and Lassila Insurance of Mohawk.

The Michigan Tech Athletics Department is warning potential advertisers of a scam that is currently making the rounds. Several people have received contact from an unnamed company stating they represent MTU Athletics. The scammer offers advertisement opportunities at athletic events being held off campus. The Athletics department will never ask …

HOUGHTON, Michigan, December 14, 2015 – On Wednesday, December 9, 2015 The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce, Keweenaw Young Professionals (KYP), Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance (KEDA) and the Finnish American Chamber of Commerce came together at the Continental Fire Company to host the Keweenaw Business Ball, a collaborative holiday celebration. The …

Would you like to have your voice heard about what should be done about the deer? State Representative Scott Dianda will be holding a town hall with representatives from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to discuss these topics this Saturday. The meeting will be held at the Franklin Township …

Presentations and a new Elementary School teacher were on the agenda at the December meeting of the Houghton-Portage Township School District Board of Education. Being the last meeting this calendar year, the board was happy to see presentations from each of the schools. At the elementary level, the board toured …

A counterfeiting case against a Hancock man is headed to circuit court. 26-year-old Nicholas Edwards was charged after being arrested when police searched a residence in Hancock and found a large amount of counterfeit money. A local business had complained to the Houghton Police Department after receiving some of the …

A case against a Hancock man accused of causing the death of his infant son is moving forward. 27-year-old Benjamin Reilly waved his preliminary hearing in 97th District Court Monday and was bound over to Circuit Court. In July, police say Reilly gave his child an alcoholic beverage and then …

The Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a fourth case of chronic wasting disease in a southern Michigan deer. According to the DNR, a hunter from Clinton County’s Dewitt Township brought in the year-and-a-half-old buck last month. Tests have since confirmed the deer had the neurological disease. Three other infected …

Michigan high schools averaged about three sports-related concussions per school in the fall, according to preliminary data from the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). MHSAA spokesman, John Johnson, says 744, or 99-percent, of its high school members submitted numbers at the end of the fall sports season. The data …

A group of Environmentalists and scientists have released a report they say underscores the need to shut down Enbridge’s pipeline running through the Straits of Mackinac and offers an alternative plan. The Line 5 pipeline shuttles light crude oil to Canada and propane to the Upper Peninsula. Gary Street, a …