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Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The Munising boys basketball team claimed its first state championship Saturday, edging defending champion Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian 39-37. Two Kane Nebel free throws with 18 seconds remaining gave the Mustangs a seven-point lead. The Defenders closed the gap with …

On this week’s Copper Country Today program: The MTEC SmartZone is one of the Keweenaw’s primary business development drivers. CEO David Rowe talked with host Todd VanDyke about the organization’s mission, successes, and plans. Listen to the discussion here. With the closing of Finlandia University, the national Finlandia Foundation is …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. College Hockey Michigan Tech’s hockey season ended with an 8-0 rout at the hands of Penn State in the NCAA Division I tournament last night. The Nittany Lions outshot the Huskies 39-24. Penn State will face Michigan in the Allentown regional …

Safety in school has become a high priority for school districts, and communities all over the state. This past week, Hancock Public Schools, brought in a new employee with a special goal. To increase safety, and act as another positive role model for students. “Officer Olson is up here everyday …

In Pennsylvania the Huskies take on the Nittany Lions. But here at home in the Copper Country, huskies will fight food insecurity. At tonight’s watch party for the opening round of the NCAA men’s hockey tournament, the university is encouraging attendees to bring canned and non perishable food items. Donations …

With spring break for Copper Country students just over a week away, 31 Backpacks is gearing up for its annual effort to make sure kids don’t go hungry… 31 Backpacks is an organization that provides food and personal hygiene products for at-risk kids in Keweenaw, Houghton and Baraga Counties That’s …

Gogebic Community College and Northern Michigan University have announced an expanded partnership to boost nursing education in the region. The arrangement will allow nurses with associate degrees to complete their NMU Bachelor of Science in Nursing curriculum at the Gogebic campuses in Ironwood and Houghton. The two schools have had …

This summer’s Copper Country Volunteer Firefighters Association Tournament will be hosted by the Stanton Township Fire Department. It will be the first time in the 69-year history of the event that Stanton will host. The tournament will be held June 24th. Races will be staged at North Canal Township Park …

The timeline for the potential construction of a utilities tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac has been extended by a significant amount of time. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has been reviewing more than 17,000 submissions from the public it received about the project during an open …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The Munising boys basketball team advanced to the Division Four state championship game with a 55-44 victory over Marine City Cardinal Mooney in the semifinals last night. The Mustangs will face defending champion Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian tomorrow morning at …