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Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. MLB Trey Sweeney hit his first major league home run last night, as the Tigers outscored the Cubs 8-2. Sweeney’s long drive to deep center bounced back onto the field. As he stopped at third base, umpires conferred, and agreed the …

Just ahead of the band’s new school year, the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts announces the full 2024-25 season’s events. Throughout the year the center hosts three series highlighting local talented artists, musicians, and performers. The schedule has also been rounded out by events featuring touring artists in the …

A Laurium woman has been sentenced to 12 months behind bars for using a computer to commit a crime and possession of child sexual abuse material. Stacey Horner, of Laurium, was sentenced on Monday to serve 12 months in jail, followed by 60 months on probation after pleading guilty to …

The Nature Conservancy will update the Copper Country with its progress in the Keweenaw Heartlands. Tonight TNC and the Michigan DNR will host a public information session to update the public with the Heartlands project. TNC and MDNR have been working on developing a transition for the property into the …

The Copper Country community met with the EPA, EGLE, and Honeywell International to learn more about a pilot study starting soon on Torch Lake. The lake was designated an area of concern under the 1987 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. In 2019 the EPA signed an agreement with Honeywell International …

Staff shortages within Michigan prisons have been an issue for several years. However, the challenge continues to grow. Mandatory overtime hours and high officer-to-prison ratios are unsafe for workers and prisoners. Exhaustion and burnout can lead to unsafe situations or missteps. Michigan legislators are working on solutions, notably addressing the …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. MLB The Tigers couldn’t capitalize on an early lead, and fell to the Cubs 3-1 last night. Dillon Dingler singled home Spencer Torkelson in the second inning, but despite collecting nine hits, couldn’t score for the rest of the game. Chicago …

The Forest Service seeks to support projects that reduce the risk of wildfires, improve water quality, or restore wildlife habitat. The USDA Forest Service Eastern Region has begun accepting grant applications for the Landscape Scale Restoration program. The Landscape Scale Restorations program provides grants supporting projects that reduce wildfire risks, …

The Houghton Portage Township School board experiences some movement ahead of the 2024-25 school year. During the August school board meeting, Houghton Portage Township School’s board of education accepted the resignation of Scott Leonard as vice president.  Board Secretary Brent Burns will replace Leonard as the board vice president. Burns …

Michigan State Police UPSET Team arrests a 55-year-old Atlantic mine man for intent to deliver and possession of methamphetamine. On Friday the MSP UPSET drug enforcement team concluded an investigation that led to the arrest of an Atlantic Mine man. The suspect will face three charges related to delivering methamphetamine, …