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Good weather encouraged a good turnout at Independence Day parades and celebrations across the Copper Country for most of yesterday, although a line of showers and storms dampened some evening activities. Parades in Lake Linden, Hubbell, Dollar Bay, South Range and Baraga were well attended. At the Baraga County Lumberjack …

One of the two suspects arrested on drug charges Saturday in Houghton is wanted for homicide in Milwaukee. The 22-year-old Milwaukee man gave local police a false name when he and a companion were picked up by detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team on charges of distributing crystal …

TOKYO—Two Japanese teams are traveling 6,000 miles to compete in the 62nd Annual Coca-Cola International Frisbee Tournament at Hancock’s Driving Park this weekend. Samurai Spirit, who finished third in 2017 at the IFT, and the Grabbers, who have recruited a couple of American players to fill out their roster. “We …

Tickets for the 2019-2020 Michigan Tech Athletics season are on sale. Early bird pricing is available through Sunday, July 28th for football, volleyball, basketball, and hockey tickets. MTU Director of Athletic Partnerships and Ticket Sales Gary Kruzich says this is the first time the university has offered early bird discounts …

The strawberries are back as the Copper Country Strawberry Festival takes place this month in Chassell. Judy Evert from the Chassell Lions Club says the local strawberries are quite different than the ones bought from a grocery store.  “When you slice one open, it’s red all the way through and …

An image captured from the nest box webcam at the Portage Lake Lift Bridge this spring shows an adult and several falcon chicks. Peregrine falcons have successfully hatched young at the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge and the Portage Lake Lift Bridge between Houghton and Hancock this year. (MDOT photo) …

Upper Peninsula lawmakers in the Michigan Legislature are uniting behind a plan to support commercial fishing. The bipartisan plan would modernize Michigan’s commercial fishing regulations while allowing more diversification of the commercial fish catch. A version of the plan supported by lawmakers from the U.P. was recently introduced by State …

The NHL preseason game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Stanley Cup Champions St. Louis Blues will be played in the arena named Hockeyville USA for 2019. The announcement was made Tuesday that the Calumet Colosseum has officially been chosen as the venue for the game, which is coming …

One person is dead following a single vehicle crash in Calumet Township. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department says the accident happened Tuesday around 4:30pm on US-41 near #4 Road in Centennial Heights. The vehicle was driven by a 65-year-old Houghton man who sustained minor injuries. The passenger, a 77-year-old Houghton …

The state of Michigan is still without a budget while lawmakers break for the summer.  The legislature was unable to come to an agreement with Governor Whitmer, who had proposed a 45 cent gas tax increase to pay for road repairs. The governor chastised Republicans for not finishing work on …