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UPDATE: Name Released–61-year-old Michael Thomas Braman of Eagle Harbor was arraigned Monday in 97th District Court in Keweenaw County on nine felony charges related to a child pornography investigation. ——————————————————————————————————— A Keweenaw County man is facing multiple child porn charges. Deputies from the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 61-year-old …

UPPCO Appliance Recycling Events – Pictured above is just a fraction of the 869 appliances that have been collected during UPPCO’s 2019 Appliance Recycling program. The two collections of older, inefficient appliances thus far have eliminated enough energy consumption to power ~84 residential homes for a year. Upper Peninsula Power …

The following press release was issued by the Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition (UPEC): The Torch Lake Public Action Council (TLPAC) will host the Statewide Public Advisory Council (SPAC) meeting in Houghton, Michigan on July 16th and 17th, 2019 at Michigan Technological University’s Great Lakes Research Center in Room 202.  Sessions are …

A coalition of lawmakers from the Upper Peninsula are blasting the Natural Resources Commission’s decision to wholesale ban deer baiting in parts of the Upper Peninsula in perpetuity. “I am sick and tired of downstate knuckleheads trying to outlaw our U.P way of life,” said state Rep. Beau LaFave, of …

The Michigan Department of Transportation will be conducting routine scheduled maintenance of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge this Wednesday. Cable greasing is scheduled for early in the morning.  This work will require several bridge lifts, up to 30 minutes each. These lifts are scheduled to begin after midnight Wednesday and …

MLB The Detroit Tigers’ offense came to life yesterday, as they outslugged the Kansas City Royals 12-8. Detroit blasted the game open with seven runs in the third inning, highlighted by a three-run Jeimer Candelario triple, and a two-run Gordon Beckham home run. The outburst overcame a terrible start by …

MLB The Detroit Tigers collected just four hits last evening, as they lost to the Kansas City Royals 4-1. Matthew Boyd allowed four runs over seven innings, and took the loss. He also struck out 10 batters, becoming the first Tigers hurler to rack up double-digit strikeouts in three consecutive …

Lily Ashburn reigned as Queen over the 2019 Copper Country Strawberry Festival this weekend. Ashburn is a 2019 graduate of Houghton High School, and was sponsored by the Portage Lake District Library. Peyton Gast was named First Runner-Up. She’s a 2016 Lake Linden-Hubbell High School grad, and was sponsored by …

MLB The Detroit Tigers lost to the Kansas City Royals 8-5 in their return from the All-Star break last night. The game was close until Martin Maldonado hit a two-run homer off Blaine Hardy in the seventh inning. Starter Spencer Turnbull lasted just three frames, and gave up five runs. …

Finlandia University has released its Spring 2019 semester Dean’s and Honors Lists. 114 students earned honors, including 68 who achieved Dean’s List honors for having a Grade Point Average of 3.75 or above. To be eligible for either list students must have completed 12 or more credits and had no …