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Medicare has become much more complicated over the past several years, with choices on how to receive your health benefits, as well as offering prescription drug coverage. Many people have a difficult time understanding their options. UPCAP’s Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program is offering a free seminar to help those new …

It’s quite unusual to find beaver dams anywhere but near the water, but at the Portage Lake District Library, they are found in the Community room. Families gathered to learn from Ranger Lori Honrath about the behaviors and habitat of Isle Royale beavers and even made their own beaver faces. …

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis hosted a town hall about the region’s economy at Michigan Tech. The Federal Reserve Bank is part of a bipartisan system created by Congressional law in 1913 with the responsibility to promote a reliable banking system and a healthy economy. President …

Click on the blue links for additional details. MLB Miguel Cabrera and J.D. Martinez homered, as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-3 last night. The Royals took an early lead, scoring all three of their runs off Justin Verlander in the first inning. Verlander settled down, and …

As we head outdoors to enjoy the warm weather, there’s an insect that’s interested in going for a ride with you, or on you. Ticks are active now and the deer tick can transmit Lyme disease. Dr. Steven Nichols from Aspirus Family Physicians says you can lower your chance of …

A mineral that was discovered by a team including a professor at Michigan Tech is the International Mineralogical Association’s 2016 Mineral of the Year. Currently nestled in the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum, merelaniite was discovered in 2016 by a team that includes Michigan Tech’s John Jaszczak, a physics professor and …

The Whiz Kids from Lake Linden-Hubbell–Siona Beaudoin, Beau Hakala and Gabe Poirier–are set to go up against some of the best young minds in the country this week. The eCybermissions team of 8th graders made it to the national competition in Washington D.C. this year and are spending this week …

The Copper Country is welcoming a special quest in the world of finance today. President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Neel Kashkari will host a town hall forum about the economy in the Memorial Union Ballroom at Michigan Tech at 5pm. Kashkari is a member of the Federal …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers had yesterday off, and open a home set against the Kansas City Royals tonight. Justin Verlander will start against Matt Strahm. Pregame coverage will begin at 6:45 on 99.3 The Lift. Former Tigers reliever Francisco Rodriguez has signed …

June is National Doughnut Month and Friday the Salvation Army threw a celebration to honor the treat, along with two more centennial anniversaries. 2017 marks the 100th celebration of the Salvation Army’s creation of the doughnut and the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entering World War I. The celebration kicked …