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The nearly-week-long Kraft Hockeyville USA celebration continues tonight, as the historic Colosseum hosts the renewal of an historic rivalry. With interior renovations already in place for Thursday’s feature game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Saint Louis Blues, the Calumet Wolverines will face the Portage Lake Pioneers this evening …

The crowd numbered in the thousands yesterday afternoon at the first official Kraft Hockeyville event. The sun shone brightly over the green space next to US-41 in Calumet as fans lined up to have pictures taken with the Stanley Cup, the MacNaughton Cup and the Gibson Cup – hockey’s three …

Michigan Tech is hosting its third annual National Voter Registration Day event today. Students and community members can fill out and drop off voter registration forms at four locations on campus – inside Fisher Hall, inside the Memorial Union Building, outside by the Husky statue, and outside the Douglass Houghton …

Superior Search and Rescue has added a new tool to help find missing people in the region. A drone – officially an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle – is now up and running. The UAV was purchased with a $4,000 grant from the Portage Health Foundation. Photo provided by Superior Search and …

The final figures are in from the recent Keweenaw Brewfest. A spokesperson for the Keweenaw Community Foundation said that more than $41,000 was raised. That money will help support the Foundation’s operating expenses. More than 1,100 people attended, and they tried 17,568 sample-sized beer portions. More than 60 breweries took …

The police report on a racist graffiti attack on the historic Temple Jacob has been forwarded to the FBI. Hancock police were called to the building at noon Saturday when a member of the congregation noticed two crudely painted swastikas and what appeared to be a Nazi SS symbol on …

Not all of the celebrities coming to this week’s Kraft Hockeyville USA festivities are people. The MacNaughton Cup The Stanley Cup is in town, as is the MacNaughton Cup. Both of them will be on display along with the Gibson Cup at the community celebration this afternoon in Calumet. You …

The UP Regional Blood Center is very low on four blood types. If you are O-positive, O-negative, A-positive, or A-negative, please consider donating as quickly as possible. The next open blood drive in our area is tomorrow between 2:00 and 6:00 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital in L’Anse. You can …

More than 200 people turned out Friday afternoon to show their support for action to address climate change. The group met below the Houghton-Hancock Bridge, then stretched out along the pedestrian walkways, chanting slogans and carrying signs. The effort was part of a worldwide campaign to force action to stop …

The Upper Peninsula Energy Task Force continued its fact-finding tour in Hancock Friday. The group heard from controversial Line Five pipeline owner Enbridge and some other experts in the morning, then opened the floor for public comment in the afternoon. As the session closed, Task Force member Roman Sidortsov from …