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The Michigan State Senate has passed a bill that would spend $1.3 billion of stimulus funds to repair the bridges in the worst shape. The bill allows for bundling, contracting multiple projects at the same time, to help speed up the process and projects are required to be finished by …

Help is not on the way for the Keweenaw ATV Club, at least not yet. The group heard from Representative Greg Markkanen at its monthly meeting on Monday night, and got mostly bad news regarding two high priority issues. Markkanen says that the Department of Natural Resources has made the …

Fast Pitch Softball Crush/Diamond House/Baby E’s cruised to a 12-2 victory over Superior National Bank in the championship game of the Copper Country Fast Pitch Softball League tournament to claim the Holly McCullah Memorial traveling trophy last evening. The regular-season champions scored five runs in the second inning and five …

It has been very quiet on the COVID front across most of the Upper Peninsula recently, with one exception. For roughly three weeks, Gogebic County saw a rise in cases that caught the eye of the Western UP Health Department. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Van Howe says that was …

The three-member panel tasked with appointing a new Houghton County sheriff met Friday, but is not in a rush to complete its mission. Made up of Clerk Jennifer Kelly, Prosecuting Attorney Brittany Bulleit, and Probate Judge Fraser Strome, the group agreed to accept resumes and letters of support for those …

The weekend marked the return of the fastest show on H2O. Lake Linden’s Fire Department hosted the 2nd annual Jeff Moyle Memorial Watercross Tournament beginning Friday night. Hundreds gathered at the campground to watch competitors from the Upper Peninsula, Wisconsin, and Minnesota take part in a uniquely upper Midwest motorsport. …

Kim Salmi and Adam Laplander from Canal View – Houghton County talk about Tuesday’s millage renewal, and what the funds will be going towards if the measure is approved by voters. Ave Maria Law School Professor Eugene Milhizer is at Portage Lake District Library Wednesday night at 6 PM. Hear …

The Village of Laurium held their first ever Touch-A-Truck event on Saturday. The goal was to let kids get to know some of the workers, and more importantly the heavy equipment, that keep the village going throughout the year. Fireman Jason Lund remembers being just like some of the children …

Fast Pitch Softball The Copper Country Women’s Fast Pitch Softball League wraps up its season tonight. Regular season champion Crush/Diamond House/Baby E’s faces Superior National Bank in the tournament title game at 6:30 at the Bone Yard in Lake Linden. Keweenaw Report Sports live coverage begins at 6:15 on KBear …

American Legion Baseball The Copper Country Flames American Legion baseball team finished as runners-up at the state tournament yesterday afternoon, falling to the Marquette Blues 10-0 in the championship game. As they had in a similar 10-0 win over the Flames on Friday, the Blues dominated from the mound, with …