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The Hope House Homeless Shelter may not have gotten enough support to open up this winter, but the effort to raise awareness of homelessness in the area continues. The Copper Country Homeless Prevention Coalition meets monthly at the Kangas Café in the Jutila Center in Hancock. Meetings are held the …

Upper Peninsula Power Company and SEMCO Energy Gas Company are among the utilities being ordered by the Michigan Public Service Commission to report on the impact passage of the new federal tax law will have on their customers. The new law, signed by President Trump on December 22nd, is expected …

State Senator Tom Casperson is reportedly being linked to an FBI investigation into corruption surrounding the affairs of a Detroit towing leader. The FBI briefly released wiretap transcripts last week concerning towing company owner Gasper Fiore and possible bribes and other special favors. Casperson’s name appeared in transcripts printed by …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School Tonight’s Kingsford at Jeffers hockey game has been postponed. Students at Kingsford High School are mourning the deaths of two classmates who were killed in a car crash Saturday. No make-up date has been announced. In boys basketball tonight… – …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. MTU The Michigan Tech hockey team opens play in the 53rd annual Great Lakes Invitational tournament this afternoon at 2:30. The Huskies will face Michigan State in the opening round. The University of Michigan will take on Bowling Green in the second …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. Finlandia The Finlandia University men’s basketball team lost 100-70 to Blackburn College in their final game at the Nicolet National Bank tournament in De Pere last night. Geoff Smart led the Lions with 20 points. GLHL The Calumet Wolverines jumped ahead early, …

While Alcohol and New Years eve celebrations go hand in hand, a Keweenaw Taxi Service is doing their part to keep drunk drivers off the road ensuring that citizens get home safe and sound.   “Were going to be doing a sober program to give people rides home from the …

ORV Operators will soon have more terrain to explore in Michigan. Beginning January 1st many state forest roads open up to off-road vehicle traffic, but there are some state forest roads that make an exception to the newly permitted law. The DNR is reminding off roaders to check online maps …

With single digit temperatures in the forecast… Keweenaw area residents are reminded to stock up on winter gear and be prepared for the cold and snow.   Snow shovels, gloves, hats, space heaters and generators, are all hot commodities in these ridiculously cold temperatures. In fact Swift Hardware in Houghton …

Two Lake Superior freightliners have been freed after being stuck in the ice. The U.S. Coast Guard came to the aid of the ships with the crew of the Biscayne Bay, a 690 ton Ice Breaking Tug. The icebreaker and its crew spent several hours of efforts before finally releasing …