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HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN- This week, the National Park Service (NPS) began the translocation of wolves to Isle Royale National Park as part of a multi-year effort to increase the number of apex predators into the park’s ecosystem. On Tuesday, September 25, four wolves were successfully captured from different pack territories on …

Click on the blue links for more details. Finlandia Both Finlandia University soccer teams will host Northland College today. The women’s game will start at 4:00, and the men’s contest at 6:00. MTU The Michigan Tech soccer team earned a 1-0 victory in a non-conference match at Northern Michigan University yesterday. Jesse …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school football yesterday, Ontonagon defeated Carney-Nadeau 38-16. Finlandia The Finlandia University volleyball team edged Mount Mary University 3-2 (25-15, 27-29, 22-25, 25-10, 15-8) in Milwaukee yesterday afternoon. Kaisa Holmstrom had 16 kills and 16 digs, Shannon Anderson had 16 …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school football last night… – Calumet clinched a playoff berth and remained unbeaten with a 24-0 win over Iron Mountain. Travis Ojala ran for two touchdowns. The Copper Kings also scored on a fake field goal attempt with …

As October is known nationally as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a Keweenaw based shelter for victims of abuse is revving up to let people know. “We used to have candlelight visuals before and attendance was getting less and less so I thought ‘let’s make some noise,’ and so we have …

HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN– After years of study, public engagement, and planning, the first wolves in a National Park Service (NPS) wolf translocation project to restore predation to the island ecosystem have been moved to Isle Royale National Park from the Grand Portage Indian Reservation. On Wednesday, September 26, late in the day, …

Lansing, MI – Three months after a torrential rainstorm began, the devastation left behind remains a catastrophic problem in Houghton County. More than 150 road washouts, dozens of sinkholes and more than $60 million in damages to the roads and bridges in the county, cities, townships and villages. On Thursday, …

LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder today announced that work will begin on Michigan’s road projects immediately now that the contractors’ association and operating engineers’ union agreed to continue working without a contract through the 2018 construction season. “This is great news, and I appreciate that both sides were able to …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school volleyball last night… – Houghton defeated Hancock 3-1. – Calumet downed L’Anse 3-1 (25-9, 25-13, 24-26, 25-11). – Chassell v Ontonagon – not reported. – Jeffers edged Dollar Bay-Tamarack City 3-2 (18-25, 25-13, 25- 14, 22-25, 15- 10). In cross …

Researchers at Michigan Tech are working with Army specialists to study how military vehicles perform on different terrains. “Michigan Tech has been a long standing partner of the US Army. In fact, the Keweenaw Research Center used to be part of the Army. It used to be a test center …