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Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. MLB The Tigers gave up five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, and lost to the Rangers 8-3 last night. Detroit took an early lead in the top of the second on RBI singles by Miguel Cabrera and Tyler …

The Keweenaw Peninsula is well-known for its outdoor beauty and opportunities, which includes fishing. The area has been named one of the best places in the country to go fishing over the 4th of July, according to FishingBooker. FishingBooker is the largest online platform for finding and booking fishing trips …

Businesses are starting to get ready for Brewfest in August, and there will be a networking opportunity for companies to learn about the event and sponsorship opportunities at a get-together tomorrow evening. There are possibilities of door prizes and packages that come with sponsorship levels. There will be two drawings …

Farmers market season is open and already starting to thrive through the Keweenaw. From the Ground Farmers Market Collective has farmers markets in Houghton, Hancock, and Calumet, and is a grass-roots organization bringing together farmers to provide the community with fresh, healthy produce and other homestead items. IncredibleBank Foundation donated …

In 1994, Finlandia University saw a dramatic drop in enrollment, having lost over 125 students in less than two years. That loss in enrollment started the university on a track of taking out loans with the Department of Education, and private loans from members on the school’s board of trustees. …

The Houghton Planning commission will hold their monthly meeting to review the changes of three chapters of the masterplan, discuss the new apartments, H3, plan amendments, and to assign a committee for redevelopment sites. The new apartments will be on the corner of McInnes Drive and Upland Avenue, and there …

Two crumbling streets in the Village of L’Anse will be repaved this summer. At last night’s meeting, village council members accepted a low bid of $202,988 from Bacco Construction to resurface Bayshore Drive south of Seifert Street, and Fourth Street hill just north of the L’Anse school complex. Village manager …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. MLB Andy Ibáñez and Jake Rogers homered, as the Tigers outscored the Rangers 7-2 last night. The win came despite injuries to two pitchers. Starter Matthew Boyd left the game in the first inning with a left elbow problem. Will Vest …

Baraga Communities that Care has a new coordinator. Tom Leeds, who will take over program coordination for the organization’s Baraga County services, comes to the area from Northern Wisconsin. Before that, he previously worked in upper management for retail division with Blockbuster, and the Walt Disney Corporation. After retirement, he …

Sea lampreys are an invasive primitive fish parasite that can cause serious harm to fish populations. Assistant professor Gordon Paterson of the Great Lakes Research Center and Biology Sciences department gave some answers as to why sea lampreys are so harmful. He sais that they are an excellent parasite, and …