A Genesee County woman was injured Saturday in a snowmobile crash in Marquette County’s Sands Township. Marquette County Sheriff’s deputies received the call around 4:40 Saturday afternoon, and responded to Trail 8, just west of County Road NC. Officials say the woman misjudged an intersection, hit a snowbank, and was …
Read More »MSU Shooting Victim Released from Hospital
One of the five Michigan State University students injured in a mass shooting at the University February 13th has been released from the hospital. Troy Forbush revealed his identity on his Facebook account yesterday, writing “I took a bullet to my chest, had a brush with death, and almost didn’t …
Read More »Girls Hoops Tourney Starts Tonight, Boys Brackets Revealed – Monday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The girls high school basketball district playoffs open tonight.• In Division Two semifinals, Houghton plays at Kingsford. Coverage will begin at 5:40 on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf. Escanaba plays at Cheboygan in the other semifinal.• …
Read More »Tech Hockey Falls in Regular-Season Finale – Sunday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlights scores for more game details. College Hockey Eleventh-ranked Michigan Tech closed its regular Central Collegiate Hockey Association season with a 3-2 loss to 12th-ranked Minnesota State Saturday night. The Huskies trailed 2-0 late in the game. Tristan Ashbrook and Kyle Kukkonen each scored with the goalie …
Read More »Copper Country Today – February 26, 2023
On this week’s Copper Country Today program: Several Copper Country school districts are bringing police officers into their facilities. Host Todd VanDyke talked with Lake Linden-Hubbell superintendent Brad Codere and their new school resource officer, former Lake Linden police chief Tom Rosemurgy, about the program, and the benefits they hope …
Read More »Houghton, Hancock Advance in Hockey Tourney – Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlights scores for more game details. High School Hancock and Houghton will face off for the hockey regional championship Tuesday, after victories in the semifinals last night. The Gremlins dispatched Jeffers 8-1. Jace DeForge led Houghton with two goals and three assists. Mikey Maillette and Landon Stevens …
Read More »Two Atlantic Mine Residents Arrested for Selling Methamphetamine
Two people have been arrested for three counts of selling methamphetamine in Houghton County. On Tuesday UPSET West concluded a six month investigation into Michael Statler and Arleen Statler of Atlantic Mine. Detectives have made multiple drug purchases from the Statler’s home in Atlantic Mine, during the course of their …
Read More »Break Out the Denim Tuxedos for the Up-Cycled Fashion Show
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Tonight the Up-Cycled Fashion shows off 30 local fashion designers will put their skills to the test. And will create new original designs out of up-cycled fabrics or other materials. The show’s theme this year is Indigo Mood, and will have the designers …
Read More »Building a Community One Family at a Time
One Year ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. And as the world’s eyes turned toward Kiev last February, some Upper Peninsula residents quickly formed a group to support Ukraine and their citizens. Yoopers for Ukraine organizer, Nadija Packauskas, says that a year later the status on the ground in Ukraine is resistance. …
Read More »Houghton Sues Walmart Over Property Tax Dispute
The legal war between the City of Houghton and Walmart is heating up. The skirmish began when the world’s largest retailer, owned by the world’s richest family, challenged the assessment on its Houghton location. In a case filed against the city with the Michigan Tax Tribunal in 2018, the company …
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