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One former Copper Country resident has allegedly murdered another former Copper Country resident in Arizona. Police in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa say the body of 44-year-old Jacques Bourdeau was found in his bathtub with multiple gunshot wounds Tuesday evening. Boudeau’s Facebook page indicates he attended Lake Linden-Hubbell High School. …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School Jeffers and Ironwood will meet in the Division Four basketball regional semifinals tonight at 6:00 at Houghton High School. College Basketball The Northern Michigan men’s basketball team fell 93-83 to McKendree in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional semifinals …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. College Hockey Michigan Tech fell 4-0 to Northern Michigan in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association semifinals Saturday night. The Wildcats got off to a quick start, with three goals against Blake Pietila in the first period. A late empty-netter sealed the …

On this week’s Copper Country Today program: Houghton City Manager Eric Waara talks with host Todd VanDyke about the city’s battle with Walmart over the giant retailer’s property tax rate, and the latest on the upcoming demolition of the downtown parking deck. Hear the discussion here. Finlandia University President Timothy …

Click on the highlights scores for more game details. High School The Houghton hockey season ended with a 2-1 overtime loss to East Grand Rapids in the state semifinals yesterday. Camden Markham’s power play goal early in the second period held up until the Pioneers pulled their goalie, and Tyler …

On campus there is a bridge that leads to the college of computing that says, Tomorrow Needs Michigan Tech. And that statement could not be more true. Recently the National Security Agency honored the university with the prestigious recognition as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD). …

The dispute between the owner of the Hall Building in downtown Houghton and the developers who hope to construct a new building next door may be far from over… It’s highly likely that I will appeal this decision. Building owner Ed “Bud” Cole maintains that the new structure will damage …

Bridgefest will have a new presenting sponsor this year. UP Health System-Portage will take on the primary support role for the annual celebration, replacing Keweenaw Chevrolet GMC, which had been the principal sponsor for the past several years. The 36th annual Bridgefest will be staged June 15th through 18th this …

An Illinois woman died in a snowmobile crash Wednesday afternoon in Gogebic County. Michigan State Police troopers from the Wakefield Post and other first responders were called out around 5:00 Central Time to Trail One in Marenisco Township. They discovered that 60-year-old Cindy Zinaveah from Antioch, Illinois, had lost control …

Click on the highlights scores for more game details. High School Both the Houghton and Baraga girls basketball teams claimed regional championships last night.• In Division Two, Houghton shut down Big Rapids 41-27. The Gremlins will face Frankenmuth in the tournament quarterfinals Tuesday at 7:00 at Big Rapids High School. …