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IRON MOUNTAIN – The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center will be hosting a five Veteran Town Halls in the western Upper Peninsula August 15-17, 2016.  Veteran Town Halls will be held on Monday, August 15, at the Windsor Center in Iron River at 11 a.m. (CT) and at the …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. MLB Anibal Sanchez pitched six effective innings last night, but he and the bullpen faltered in the seventh, and the Detroit Tigers lost to the Minnesota Twins 6-2. Sanchez had allowed just one run on six hits through six innings. He struck …

Trekker is back and apparently he’s roaming around Marquette County. Several reports were made recently of a cougar on Iron Ore Heritage Trail near Stoneville Road in Ishpeming. Experts at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources say they can’t confirm the sighting. They add that residents who believe they have …

UPDATE: 11:39am 7/19/16 The names of the two people killed in Monday’s plane crash have been released. Michigan State Police say 49-year old Dean Honkala and 48-year-old William Brewer, both from Ishpeming, were the occupants–although it remains undetermined who was piloting the plane. The crash happened around 8:00pm Monday in Ely …

Progress is being made to recover from damage caused by massive storms in Gogebic County that struck just over one week ago. Governor Rick Snyder paid a visit to the area on Monday to assess the damage. Snyder described it as a once-in-a-lifetime storm. Snyder issued a Declaration of Disaster …

As the so-called “War on Cops” escalates across the nation, lawmakers in Michigan are joining community members in expressing support for law enforcement. State Senator Tom Casperson says there can be no tolerance for violence against police officers. Casperson believes that grievances between the community and those in law enforcement …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. MLB Justin Upton’s home run in the second inning provided the only run of the game, as the Detroit Tigers shaded the Minnesota Twins 1-0. The blow was enough to give Matt Boyd his first win of the season. Boyd gave …

Tickets are on sale as preparations continue for the first ever Calumet Music Festival in Agassiz Park. The event will take place on August 6th and will include a full day of music, food and fun. Performers include the Wingnuts, Boodie Creek, Tom Katalin and headliner Hadden Sayers Band from …

Hancock, Michigan—Last fall, the Youth Advisory Council (YAC) of the Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) announced that $600 had been awarded to the Copper Country Intermediate School District’s (CCISD) Health Careers Program. The YAC grant provided the opportunity for the CCISD program to create empathy suits and age related experiences inspired …

Governor Rick Snyder will be in the Upper Peninsula Monday to get a first hand look at the damage caused by last week’s storms in Gogebic County. On Friday, Snyder issued a Declaration of Disaster which made available all state resources to assist local emergency response efforts, including the immediate need …