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Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, yet suicide is preventable. More than 100 people throughout Baraga County are expected to participate in the annual Baraga County Out of the Darkness Community Walk hosted by the Baraga County Suicide Prevention Coalition on Saturday, September 10th …

The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a stolen motorcycle out of Copper City. Deputies say the motorcycle was taken from a residence sometime between 7pm August 28th and 8:00am August 29th. It is described as an orange 1972 Kawasaki Enduro 100. Authorities say they are looking to the …

The sale of an Upper Peninsula mine has again been delayed. Highland Copper Company and Copper Range Company have agreed to extend the period to complete the acquisition of the White Pine project to December 2nd, 2016. According to a statement released by Highland, the final closing of the acquisition …

The Mighty Mac isn’t the only bridge crossed on Labor Day. Dozens took part in the 13th Annual U.P. Health System—Portage Labor Day Bridge Walk in Houghton and Hancock. Walkers gathered at Kestner Waterfront Park early in the morning to start their holiday with a little exercise. U.P. Health System—Portage …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school volleyball today… – Houghton plays at Lake Linden-Hubbell – Hancock visits L’Anse – Chassell travels to Baraga – Ontonagon plays at Ewen-Trout Creek Finlandia The Finlandia University women’s soccer team’s game at Minnesota-Morris yesterday afternoon was …

The City of Houghton Police Department has received numerous complaints of telephone communication scams. The telephone scams include people posing as a member of the City of Houghton Police Department requesting a telephone call on prior complaints, the IRS and Rachel Card Services. Police warn residents to be careful of …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. MTU The MTU soccer team edged St. Cloud State 1-0 on Sunday. Freshman Alex Vasile scores the game’s only goal in the 23rd minute, off a pass from Jessica Splittgerber. Kirsen Hudak got the shutout in net for the Huskies. Finlandia The Finlandia …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school football Saturday afternoon, Brendan Middleton scored five touchdowns as Lake Linden-Hubbell defeated L’Anse 38-14. The game was tight through the first half. The Lakes scored in the final second of the second quarter to take a 20-14 halftime …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school football last night, Houghton overcame a 14-12 third quarter deficit, and roared back to defeat Westwood 32-14. See video highlights here. This afternoon, Lake Linden-Hubbell hosts L’Anse. Our pregame coverage will begin around 1:10 on KBear 102.3 …

Cure, Not Care—that’s the slogan for the Spinal Cord Society, an international organization for cure research and treatment of spinal cord injury and related neural problems. That’s something Tim Elmblad knows about first hand. Tim broke his neck in an automobile accident in 1979, he is now a quadriplegic, confined …