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A watchdog group says they’re pleased with the recent response from Northern Michigan University in regards to an outcry over its stance on students talking to other students about self-harm or suicide. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) says NMU has stated publically that it will discontinue its …

First responders and EMS workers from across the U.P. and beyond gathered in Marquette for the UP-EMS Conference where they received some worrisome news. The 35-year-old contract between the Michigan Department of Health and Human Service’s EMS office and the Upper Peninsula Emergency Medical Services Corporation (UP-EMS) is coming to an end. News of …

The third annual Ride Against Abuse Community Awareness Event for the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home will begin at the Calumet Americinn at 6pm this evening. The event will start with a ceremony to remember victims and celebrate survivors. Participants will ride their motorcycles from Calumet along US-41 through Hancock …

Hancock, Michigan—The Environmental Endowment Advisory Committee of the Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) is now accepting applications for its annual granting cycle. $3,400 is available from the Environmental Endowment Fund for local organizations supporting programs, projects, and activities related to a broad range of environmental concerns that include, but are not …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school volleyball today… – Hancock plays at Dollar Bay. – Ewen-Trout Creek entertains Hurley. MTU Sixth-ranked Minnesota-Duluth scored with 15 seconds remaining in regulation time, and edged the 17th-ranked Michigan Tech hockey team 4-3 last night. Reid …

The Michigan State Police Calumet Post says the bodies of three missing boaters who left Chassell, MI for a fishing trip on Lake Superior and did not return on September 17th have been located.  On Saturday, October 1st at approximate 12:45 p.m., the sunken boat was located using sonar by …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school football Saturday, Lake Linden-Hubbell took advantage of good field position and several critical Bark River-Harris mistakes, and rolled into the playoffs with a 40-16  homecoming victory. The Lakes opened the scoring with 3:20 remaining in the first quarter, as …

Recovery efforts are underway in the Copper Country in the search for three missing boaters and their boat. According to the U.S. Coast Guard in Sault Ste. Marie, members of the Michigan State Police are conducting what’s being called a ‘Recovery Operation’ in the Keweenaw Bay. Three people: 61 year–old …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. In high school football Friday night… – Calumet cruised to a 34-7 Homecoming victory over West Iron County. Rory Anderson scored three touchdowns, and ran for 101 yards. The Copper Kings continue to lead the WestPAC, and could clinch a playoff berth with a …

A Laurium man charged with murder is being ordered into treatment.   32-year-old Christian Paul Kitti was determined to be Incompetent to Stand Trial in 97th District Court in Houghton County. The court received a report from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Forensic Psychiatry. …