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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 …

Every Saturday before Fourth of July weekend, Yoopers make a pilgrimage to Calumet for PastyFest. This year, the weather pushed vendors and the star dish into the Keweenaw Heritage Center, but that didn’t stop all ages from enjoying their pasties from four different vendors. Jessica Jones from Pasty Central said …

Michigan gubernatorial candidate Bill Cobbs visited the Upper Peninsula back in February, but this weekend, he returned. His campaign hosted a Meet and Greet with Michigan Tech’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion on Friday. The former Xerox executive, Navy veteran and retired police officer spoke with a crowd of young …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers snapped their eight-game losing streak with a 7-5 come-from-behind victory over the San Diego Padres yesterday. Detroit fell behind early, as Jordan Zimmermann gave up five runs over four innings. The comeback began with three runs in the …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The San Diego Padres scored five runs in the eighth inning last night, and came from behind to defeat the Detroit Tigers 7-3. The outburst against relievers Shane Greene and Alex Wilson spoiled a good start by Anibal Sanchez, who allowed two …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers outhit the San Diego Padres 3-2 last night, but lost the game 1-0. Austin Hedges knocked in the game’s only run with an RBI double off Michael Fulmer in the second inning. Fulmer pitched through the seventh, and …

This week at Michigan Tech, 120 students explored different engineering fields with projects and experiments. Young women from nine states and Bahrain took part in the Women in Engineering Competitive Scholarship Program. This year, participants had a cumulative GPA of 3.91. In order to explore different engineering fields, they’ve tested, …

The Juhannus celebration is being held this weekend, with events at several different locations in the Copper Country. The three-day event begins today at the Hanka Homestead in Askel where Finnish Ambassador Kirsti Kauppi will lead a flag raising ceremony at 3pm, and there will be demonstrations, workshops and an …

Finns from around the Copper Country gathered at the Finnish American Heritage Center to greet Finnish Ambassador Kirsti Kauppi. Kauppi’s visit honors this year’s centennial anniversary of Finnish independence. She expressed her appreciation for what the area is doing to keep Finnish heritage alive. Kaupi said “I’m so proud about …