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High School The high school volleyball tournament opens tonight… – In Division Two, Houghton plays at Kingsford. – In Division Three, L’Anse plays at Ironwood, and Hancock at West Iron County. – In Division Four, Jeffers plays at Baraga. Finlandia The Finlandia University women’s soccer team lost 7-0 to U-C …

High School Lake Linden-Hubbell advanced to the Division Eight district championship game by shutting down West Iron County 36-14 yesterday. The Lakes scored on their opening drive, when Carter Crouch connected with Caleb Gregoire on a 12-yard TD toss. The two-point conversion run by Caleb Klein was good. The rest …

A semi-truck driver from Wisconsin was killed yesterday in a crash in Delta County. State Police troopers say the man was hauling a load of hot tar on US-2 in Nahma Township around 10:30 am when the truck left the road and foundered in a ditch. Bystanders began CPR. He …

High School Calumet opened the high school football playoffs by pummeling Negaunee 42-14 last night. The Copper Kings opened up a 28-0 halftime lead, and were never threatened. Calumet will face the winner of today’s game between Menominee and Westwood for the district title next week. We’ll broadcast next week’s …

Overnight parking bans take effect in many Copper Country cities and villages tonight. The bans are designed to facilitate snow removal, and will remain in effect until May 1st. Unattended vehicles could be ticketed or towed.

The Copper Country stepped up big time in the recent State Police “Stuff A Blue Goose” Food Drive. Trooper Kevin Rajala says the Calumet Post collected 10,355 pounds of food. That’s 2,000 pounds more than last year… Grocers helped by selling discounted donation packages. Food collected has been turned over …

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed an executive directive designed to enhance relationships between the state and Native American tribes. The directive reaffirms Michigan’s recognition of tribal sovereignty and right of self-governance. It orders each state department and agency to adhere to the principles, and requires training on tribal-state relations for …

It’s now easier for Michigan residents to qualify for public assistance. Effective today, a person may have up to $15,000 in assets to qualify for cash, food and emergency assistance. Previous limits set by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services had been $500 in assets for State Emergency …

There’s some state money coming to the Upper Peninsula to promote tire recycling. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is giving $70,000 to the Superior Watershed Partnership to use across the peninsula, and $4,000 to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. The money will be used to clean …

Construction of a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac that would contain the controversial Line Five pipeline and other utilities can proceed – for now. Judge Michael Kelly of the Michigan Court of Claims ruled yesterday that the law enabling the project is constitutional. The deal with pipeline owner Enbridge …