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Members of Northern Michigan University’s Technical, Office and Professional union are receiving raises earlier than they had anticipated. At a special meeting last week, the university’s Board of Trustees approved a Memorandum of Understanding with UAW Local 1950 to accelerate the scheduled increases.  Around 70 percent of the union’s members …

Two Ohio residents are dead, following a two-car crash Saturday afternoon in the eastern Upper Peninsula. Mackinac County Sheriff’s deputies report the collision happened on US-2 about 13 miles west of Saint Ignace.  Four others were hospitalized. The names of the victims, and the conditions of the survivors, have not …

Click on the highlights scores for more game details. High School In girls basketball tonight…• Houghton welcomes Marquette.• Calumet hosts Westwood in a make-up game from January 5th.• Hancock entertains West Iron County.• Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at Jeffers.• Ontonagon visits L’Anse. In girls-boys doubleheaders…• Dollar Bay-Tamarack City plays at Chassell.• …

On this week’s Copper Country Today: The CopperDog 150 Sled Dog Race is just a month away. Doug Harrer and host Todd VanDyke previewed changes at this year’s event, and talked about the need for volunteers. Listen to the discussion here. Could the five national parks on Lake Superior become …

Click on the highlights scores for more game details. High School At the Trenton Hockey Showcase Saturday…• Calumet lost to Trenton 3-2.• Houghton defeated Lake Forest Academy 3-2 in a shootout. In other hockey games…• Jeffers blanked Merrill 4-0.• Hancock defeated Escanaba 5-3. College Hockey The Michigan Tech hockey team …

Click on the highlights scores for more game details. High School Houghton and Calumet opened play at the Trenton Showcase yesterday…• Calumet lost to East Grand Rapids 3-0.• Houghton suffered its first loss of the season. The second-ranked Gremlins fell to top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central 5-2. Today…• Calumet faces Trenton …

Valentine’s day is coming up, and the South Range Fourth of July Committee invites all those in happy relationship, and those single lads and ladies, to their annual Valentine’s Day Dance. Attendees to the dance can enjoy some live music, dancing, 50/50 raffle, and other prizes. South Range’s Valentine’s Day …

Huskies love playing in the snow. 2023 Winter Carnival has Michigan Tech’s campus feeling excited. Festivities for the annual event will begin this weekend, with the majority of them taking place all next week. Tomorrow night royalty will be crowned, then next week campus will see the unveiling of snow …

Water will continue to flow at an unregulated site along the Bill Nichols Trail near Greenland, at least for a little while longer. Michigan DNR Image The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy had originally ordered the Department of Natural Resources to shut the flow off by today. …

Should the city of Hancock establish a museum? Officials are floating the idea of setting one up in the old Hancock fire hall, adjacent to city hall. At this point, they’re looking for ideas from the public as to whether the concept should be pursued, and how the museum should …