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Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. MLB Reese Olson turned in his best outing of the season yesterday, as the Tigers blanked the Twins 3-0. Olson held Minnesota to two hits over six innings, while striking out eight. Chasen Shreve and Beau Brieske allowed no more hits over …

Two people were rescued by the Houghton County Sheriff’s department early Thursday, after their boat became stranded at the entrance to Chassell Bay on Portage Lake. Deputies were alerted to the situation at 12:18 a.m., after the U.S. Coast Guard received a distress call. They responded in the Sheriff’s Office …

Like their friends across the canal did one week ago, the city of Houghton help a special ribbon cutting ceremony today. Unveiling two new sixty five kilo watt dc fat chargers in the downtown area, expanding the number of electric vehicle charging stations available to drivers in the region. The …

Michigan’s Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has hired a former Finlandia University and Gogebic Community College professor as Western Upper Peninsula’s MiSTEM Network regional director. Dr. Emily Geiger will join the department’s MiSTEM network, working toward advancing K through 12 STEM Education. Her experience and leadership in STEM will …

Hancock Public Schools will plan to meet next week for another special meeting in order to appoint two new trustees to the board. Last night, in front of a much lighter crowd, the school board accepted the third trustee resignation within the past week. Trustee Steve Koskela informed the board …

The US Department of Agriculture will pick up the bill. Last night Houghton city council approved three actions that will request allocated funds from the USDA, two for the college avenue project. As well as request the department for funds as a part of a rural development grant accepted by …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. MLB The Tigers opened up a big lead, and held on to beat the Twins 9-5 last night. Detroit pounded out 17 hits – Miguel Cabrera, Matt Vierling, Eric Haase and Zach McInstry each had three. Spencer Torkelson blasted two home runs. …

The Houghton County Sheriffs Office is alerting residents about a scam that has been reported in the area. A person is calling people identifying himself as “Sgt. Johnson” with the “Warrant Unit.” The person is telling people that they need to go to Walmart and send money to the sheriff’s …

A Hancock man has been sentenced for the murder of a L’Anse man from an incident that occurred in September 2022. Yesterday the Houghton county circuit court sentenced Luke Kreider, 20 years old of Hancock, to serve 15 to 45 years in jail for the murder of Caleb Lynum of …

Michigan Tech University’s Rozsa Center events will be much easier to gain access to now, with performing arts department planning to implement a new payment program. After last year’s successful trial run of the program, the Rozsa Center will introduce a Pay As You’re Able Ticketing for the upcoming performance …