Category Archives: Featured

Boys Hoops Tourney Opens Tonight -
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School The boys district basketball tournament opens tonight... Division Four, District 97 at Bessemer - Ewen-Trout faces Watersmeet. ...
Todd Overbeek Feb 23, 2026

Kuehl Passes 2,000 in NMU Hoops Win - Sunday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School Two girls basketball games that were snowed out Friday were made up yesterday... Houghton lost at Negaunee 67-49. Lake Linden-H...
Todd Overbeek Feb 22, 2026

Copper Country Today - February 22, 2026
On this week's Copper Country Today: Host Todd VanDyke welcomes Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Leonard for a discussion about state issues, and his positions. Hear the conversation here. Astro...
Todd Overbeek Feb 22, 2026

Houghton, Calumet Advance to Regional Hockey Final - Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School Houghton and Calumet will play for the regional hockey title. The Copper Kings shaded Jeffers 4-3 in yesterday's first regional...
Todd Overbeek Feb 21, 2026

Keweenaw County Sheriff Office encourages safety as snowmobile season picks up around the Upper Peninsula
Snowmobiling in the Upper Peninsula has been a fun recreational sport for much of the community to enjoy. And while local sheriff offices want visitors and residents to enjoy the scenery and trails. O...
Thomas Fournier Feb 20, 2026

Anonymous donation supports new transportation for Meals on Wheels in Houghton County
An anonymous donation to the Copper Shores Meals on Wheels program provides reliable transportation for drivers. Meals on Wheels worked with the donor to determine how the funds would make the largest...
Thomas Fournier Feb 20, 2026

Snow, Hills, Ice; Just some of the factors plow drivers work in to keep roads clear
Winter storms are just a part of life in the Upper Peninsula, but when storms come into the region quickly with dense snow, road commissions face a difficult task. In Houghton County, the Road Commiss...
Thomas Fournier Feb 20, 2026

A challenging winter in the Copper Country, hard on a village trying to recover
Nearly one year after a fire destroyed Laurium's Department of Public Works garage, the village continues rebuilding while struggling through a challenging winter with limited equipment and temporary ...
Thomas Fournier Feb 20, 2026 On February 5th, the Laurium Department of Public Works garage caught fire. Crews extinguished the flames by mid-morning.

NMU Hoops Sweeps MTU - Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In boys high school basketball last night... Houghton lost at Westwood 68-43. Baraga downed Hancock 68-40. Calumet edged Lake L...
Todd Overbeek Feb 20, 2026

Snowflake Challenge includes more than 80 unique submissions
Even with more snow on the way to the Keweenaw Peninsula, Hancock has a few special snowflakes in town. Before, during and after Heikinpaiva's celebrations, Sew Cranky has operated its annual snowflak...
Thomas Fournier Feb 19, 2026






