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This week on Copper Country Today, Todd VanDyke talks with the five candidates running for three open Houghton City Council seats in the November 3rd election. We hear from incumbents John Sullivan and Buck Foltz, and challengers Jan Cole, Brian Irizarry and Joan Suits. Find out where they stand on …

High School In high school football last night, Westwood got off to a fast start, and cruised past L’Anse 55-15. See video highlights below. Ontonagon faces Carney-Nadeau this afternoon. Competition involving Houghton County high school teams should resume next week, now that face-to-face activities have been cleared by the Western …

Enrollment is down at Michigan Tech this year, but not as much as had been feared, given the challenges posed by COVID-19. Vice President for University Relations and Enrollment John Lehman told the Board of Trustees this morning that total enrollment is off by 170 students, with the foreign student …

We’re learning more about the alleged attempt to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. 13 men have been arrested in connection with the plot. Six face federal charges, and seven face state charges. Officials say two right-wing militia groups planned to kidnap the governor from her vacation home in the northern …

K-12 school students in Houghton County may return to the classroom on Monday. The decision was finalized by the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department yesterday afternoon. Health Officer Kate Beer said that COVID-19 infection rates have begun to moderate – falling from a high of 78 per hundred thousand residents …

High School In high school football tonight, L’Anse entertains Westwood. Competition involving Houghton County high school teams should resume next week, now that face-to-face activities have been cleared by the Western U.P. Health Department. Schedules may be adjusted to try to make up some of the missed contests. We’ll update …

Houghton County school will be allowed to resume in-person instruction beginning Monday. Although some districts had made announcements to that effect as early as Wednesday, the final green light from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department wasn’t given until Thursday afternoon. Here is the release from the Western U.P. Health …

Federal and state officials say they’ve broken up a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. This afternoon, state Attorney General Dana Nessel said the elaborate scheme was allegedly coordinated by a right-wing militia group called the Wolverine Watchmen…” [NESSEL]. It’s not immediately clear how many people have been arrested. …

UPDATE: Zephaniah Luke Phillips was located in Copper Harbor Thursday evening. The Baraga County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a missing man. Officials say 21-year-old Zephaniah Luke Phillips was last seen on Monday night around 10:15, heading south on the Skanee Road toward L’Anse, after leaving The Finns. Phillips also …

The next Michigan Tech virtual COVID-19 Community Town Hall takes place this evening. This week’s topic is “The Importance of Staying Physically Active during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Guests will include sports medicine physician Dr. Keri Denay, UP Health System Portage Health and Fitness Manager Angela Luskin, and MTU alum Steve …