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UPDATE: Meals scheduled to be delivered from the South Range site will be delivered during the same time period Monday, December 26th. At the Baraga site, sit-down meals will be served Thursday at 1:00, with hot meal delivery beginning at noon. Volunteers will be needed to assist at Baraga. If …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. NHL The Red Wings skate at Pittsburgh Wednesday. Coverage will begin at 7:15 on 99.3 The Lift. NBA The Pistons host the Clippers tomorrow. NFL The Lions’ playoff hopes suffered a serious blow yesterday, as Detroit lost 37-23 to the Panthers. …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey…• Because of the weather, last night’s second game of the Copper Island Classic between Hancock and Calumet was postponed. It will be made up Tuesday, January 3rd at the Colosseum, with coverage beginning at 6:40 …

Back in June this year the 142nd class of Michigan State Troopers from the state’s police academy in Lansing. And now four of those graduating officers will join the state’s northern most police post, MSP – Calumet. All four new troopers come from the near by area; Trooper Ryan Kuntze …

It is finally the Christmas weekend, and many travelers around the state will take to the roads to see family and friends over the next few days. While the season is always filled fun and great people, this time of the year can be lonely for many as well. To …

The Christmas season is generally considered a happy time of year. In the Copper Country, though, that happiness is tempered by memories of a long-ago tragedy. One hundred nine years ago tomorrow, striking copper miners were holding a Christmas Eve party for children on the upper level of the Italian …

The Michigan Tech Board of Trustees is getting a new member. As part of a series of appointments yesterday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer nominated Matthew Johnson of Marquette and Monique Wells of Chelsea for terms on the board. Johnson is being reappointed. He is manager of External Relations at Eagle Mine …

The Christmas holiday weekend finds Michigan gas prices at their lowest levels in more than a year. The statewide average for a gallon of unleaded regular stood yesterday at $2.98. That’s 15 cents lower than a week ago, 73 cents lower than a month ago, and 13 cents lower than …

With the first severe winter storm of the season upon us, Michigan State Police officials are reminding us of ways we should be prepared. For homes, they suggest… • A 72-hour emergency supply kit that includes food and water, a battery-powered or hand-crank weather radio, blankets, flashlights with extra batteries …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey last night…• Calumet defeated Hancock 4-2 in game one of the Copper Island Classic. Dan Loukus had two goals and an assist for the Copper Kings. Eric Loukus and Donnie Nicely also found the net. Dominick …