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First District U-S Representative Jack Bergman chaired his first meeting of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations yesterday. He opened an inquiry into a report released recently by the General Accounting Office regarding Veterans Administration drugs and supplies that are being stolen. The retired general accused the …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The high school hockey tournament opened last night with a matchup between the Great Lakes Conference co-titlists, and it was Calumet that advanced with a 2-1 victory over defending state champion Hancock. The Bulldogs had the edge early, as …

A car crash Sunday morning has hospitalized two people. First responders were called to a three-vehicle mishap on M-26 near Canal Road around 10:30. Officers discovered that a car driven by 52-year-old Darcy Way of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, had veered across the centerline. His vehicle sideswiped a car driven by …

UPDATE – UPPCO reports that power was restored shortly after 4:00 Monday afternoon. Electrical power was knocked out for around 1,300 UPPCO customers from Atlantic Mine to Painesdale this morning. Company officials say the outage was caused when two utility poles on a feed line near Atlantic Mine were broken …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently launched a project designed to demonstrate to private landowners that they can accomplish their wildlife habitat enhancement goals and objectives by careful implementation of a well-written resource management plan. As part of this effort – using funding from a Natural Resources Conservation Service …

Are you an area high school student interested in local history? Do you want to compete over it? If so, it’s time to get ready for the 15th Annual High School Local History Smackdown! The Smackdown offers Copper Country high school students the chance to test their knowledge of all …

The Calumet Theatre’s All School Musical production of “Oliver”, scheduled to be performed in late April, has been canceled due to a low level of student participation. “Theatre management, the cast and I are all deeply disappointed that this decision had to be made.” said Director David Crowley. “The small number …

Just because you can’t always see it…doesn’t mean homelessness doesn’t continue to be a problem in the Copper Country. There’s a new effort to help those without a bed to call their own. Tentatively called Hope House, Copper Country Homeless Prevention Coalition Chair John Niemela says there are modeling the …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The high school hockey and girls basketball tournaments open tonight. In hockey, Great Lakes Conference co-champions Hancock and Calumet meet at 7:00 in the opening round of the regional at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. Our broadcast will …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. MTU/NMU The Michigan Tech hockey team had to settle for a split in their weekend series against Northern Michigan University, falling to the Wildcats 5-3  Saturday night. The Huskies got off to a quick lead when Joel L’Esperance scored 65 seconds …