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With funding for programs like the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative facing massive cuts, State Senator Tom Casperson says it’s important to look at what exactly is being proposed. Casperson says he has spoken to members of the Great Lakes Waterways Commission about making sure the cuts are appropriate and don’t …

Town Hall Flyer_Chassell_051117 IRON MOUNTAIN – Veterans and their families are invited to a Veteran Town Hall in Chassell, Michigan, on Thursday, May 11, 2017, at 11 a.m. at VFW Post 6507 located at 42103 Wilson Memorial Drive.  The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center will be hosting the town …

The High School Local History Smackdown offers Copper Country high school students the chance to test their knowledge of all things history—including geography and geology—related to Keweenaw, Baraga, Ontonagon, and Houghton counties. Its format is similar to a spelling bee: teams of four players are asked short-answer questions about local …

Marquette – Upper Peninsula Power Company is urging its customers, including business customers, to be aware of scammers who may call them posing as UPPCO representatives. Recently, several customers have reported being contacted and informed that they owe money to UPPCO and will have their power turned off unless payment …

A small business in Calumet is growing so fast, they’re already looking to expand and add jobs. Keweenaw Coffee Works opened in 2013 and produces a whole line of coffee flavors on their six pound roasting machine. However, they’ve just about outgrown their manufacturing capabilities. Marketing and Operations Director Valerie Baciak …

Click on the bold scores for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers had yesterday off. They’ll open a series in Florida against the Rays this evening. Michael Fulmer will start against Matt Andriese. Pregame coverage will begin at 6:45 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3, WCCY. Eric Thames homered in …

One of the suspects in a recent drug bust in Houghton County made his first appearance in Circuit Court Monday. 25-year-old Breon Garner of Detroit stood mute to a charge of Delivery or Manufacture of Heroin, a 20 year felony. A Not Guilty plea was entered by the court on …

A Pelkie man is dead following a motorcycle accident in Houghton on Friday night. 69-year-old Brian Bixley was riding his motorcycle just before 7:30pm when he entered Shelden Avenue from a parking lot, lost control of the motorcycle and crashed into a light pole. He was taken by Mercy Ambulance to …

People who love science will be gathering this Saturday to march across the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. Organizers say the theme of the march is the Great Lakes watershed and how scientific research is used to protect and maintain the important services and connections the Great Lakes provide. They say …

Lynn Rogers, principal biologist at the Wildlife Research Institute in Ely, Minnesota, is a Michigan native renowned worldwide for his studies of black bears. Known to have formed trusting relationships with wild black bears, including mothers with cubs, Rogers is often likened to Jane Goodall for his depth of empirical …