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MTU The Michigan Tech hockey team has added another player. Tristan Ashbrook is a center, who is transferring in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is immediately eligible for competition. Ashbrook is a Manistique native. Ashbrook played in all 34 games for RPI as a freshman last season. He tallied 13 points …

High School The Michigan High School Athletic Association says it’s ready to proceed with the postseason tournaments for three fall sports. The football, volleyball and Lower Peninsula girls swimming and diving competitions were interrupted when the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services suspended face-to-face high school activities in November. …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Joe Cooper brings an update from the Copper Country Humane Society. Todd VanDyke talks with Della Juliano from UPCAP, who provides advice for interacting with relatives who are dealing with dementia. A series of classes begins soon. Listen to this week’s episode here. Copper …

NBA The Detroit Pistons host the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight.  NFL In the NFL yesterday, Alvin Kamara ran for 155 yards and six touchdowns, as the New Orleans Saints buried the Minnesota Vikings 52-33. Minnesota quarterback Kirk Cousins threw three TD passes. Today, the Lions host the Buccaneers in a 12:30 …

Finlandia The Finlandia University women’s basketball team has added a new recruit. Emily Nelson was a two-year starter at Ishpeming High School. NBA The Detroit Pistons host the Cleveland Cavaliers tomorrow.  NFL In the NFL today, the Vikings visit the Saints. Coverage begins at 4:00 on 99.3 The Lift. Tomorrow, …

The winners have been announced in the Lake Linden Area Christmas Light Challenge. The competition was open to residents in the village of Lake Linden, Bootjack, Traprock, Jacobsville, Hubbell and Tamarack City. The grand prize winners were Denise and Kevin Curtin. Second place honors went to Paul and Kathy Malnar. …

Dial Help handled 2,815 crisis contacts during its 2020 fiscal year.  The organization released its annual report this week. More than 80 percent of crisis contacts came via the Dial Help phone line. 12 percent of contacts were made by text, four percent by instant message, and two percent were …

A decades-old tradition will continue today and tomorrow, as residents of Calumet commemorate the 1913 Italian Hall Tragedy. 107 years ago this afternoon, striking copper miners and their families were celebrating Christmas on the upper level of the hall, when someone yelled “fire.” There was no fire, but the rush …

Michigan’s COVID-19 numbers continue to trend downward, but still have a long way to go. The seven-day average of new diagnoses per day dropped to 3,311 yesterday, well under half of where it was when the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued its Epidemic Order last month. Despite …

Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly is putting the final touches on its plans to deliver Christmas dinners to seniors across the Copper Country. Dinners will be dispatched from a number of sites, and capacity at each site is limited. If you are a senior and wish to have a meal …