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All state House and Senate offices will be closed today, as electors gather to cast their presidential votes. The Michigan electoral college ballots will be cast at 2:00 this afternoon, in the Senate chamber in the state capitol building. Other than that, the capitol will be off-limits to the public. …

MTU The Michigan Tech hockey team roared back from its lopsided loss to Bemidji State University Saturday, and blanked the Beavers yesterday 3-0. Blake Pietila stopped 31 shots, and earned his first career shutout. Justin Misiak, Trenton Bliss, and Jake Crespi scored for Tech. The Huskies will face Northern Michigan …

MTU Bemidji State University exploded for five goals in the second period, and buried Michigan Tech 6-3 last night. Mark Sinclair took the loss in net for the Huskies, giving up five tallies on 19 shots before he was replaced by Blake Pietila less than seven minutes into the second …

MTU The Michigan Tech hockey team skates at Bemidji State this weekend. Faceoffs are this evening at 5:07, and tomorrow at 3:07. Northern Michigan University, which has struggled to get on the ice because of COVID-19 positives, has added two non-conference games against Ferris State this month. The teams will …

On this week’s Copper Country Today program, Todd VanDyke talks with new Western Upper Peninsula Health Department medical director Dr. Bob Lorinser about topics that include the new COVID-19 vaccine. And, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Douglas Tice from Aspirus shares advice about getting ready for the winter outdoor sports season.  Listen …

U.S. Representative Jack Bergman and State Representative Greg Markkanen believe all our votes in the November election should be thrown out.  The two Republican lawmakers have gone on record supporting the lawsuit filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by the State of Texas, asking that election results in Michigan, Wisconsin, …

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community will hold its general election tomorrow. Registered voters can cast their ballots between 10:00 and 6:00. Two council members will be selected from each district. Candidates in the Baraga District are (in alphabetical order): • Doreen Blaker (incumbent) • Robert D. Curtis, Jr. (incumbent ) …

Houghton County continues to see a rise in COVID-19 diagnoses. The latest update from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department shows 196 new confirmed positives and 116 new probable positives across the five-county region since the last report was posted a week ago. 113 of the confirmed positives and 68 …

MTU The Michigan Tech hockey team skates at Bemidji State this weekend. Faceoffs are tomorrow at 5:07, and Sunday at 3:07. MLB The Detroit Tigers claimed a speedy young outfielder in yesterday’s Rule Five Draft. Akil Baddoo was claimed from the Minnesota Twins. Tigers general manager Al Avila said Baddoo …

The latest long-term care facility in the Copper Country to be hit by a COVID-19 outbreak is Mission Point of Hancock, formerly known as the Lighthouse at Hancock. The latest weekly report posted on the state’s coronavirus website shows 12 new patient diagnoses, bringing the total number of cases since …