Category Archives: Featured

Copper Country Today - March 15, 2026
On this week's Copper Country Today: Host Todd VanDyke talks with Zebulon Featherly, who is running for the First District Congressional Seat as an independent. Hear the discussion here. Leora Tadgers...
Todd Overbeek Mar 15, 2026

NMU Women Bounced Early in NCAA Hoops Tourney - Saturday Sports Wrap
High School High school boys basketball state champions will be crowned today, although none will come to the U.P. In Division Four, Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men, which defeated Dollar Bay...
Todd Overbeek Mar 14, 2026

Keweenaw Peninsula breaks 300 inch snowfall mark, expects more snow to arrive before winter ends
Heikki Lunta's not done with the Upper Peninsula yet. As the Copper Country breaks past the 300-inch snowfall mark in this winter's total, more snow arrives to the Keweenaw Peninsula. Visit Keweenaw's...
Thomas Fournier Mar 13, 2026

Two men sentenced on felony OUI offenses in Baraga and Houghton 12th Circuit Courts
Two men in the Copper Country received sentencing on felony OUI offenses this week in separate court proceedings. In Houghton County 12th Circuit Court, Steven Joshua Schmitt was sentenced Monday for ...
Thomas Fournier Mar 13, 2026

KORC shares a call to action to support better public access to the Montreal Falls hiking trail
The Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition is ready to establish public access to the Montreal Falls hiking trail but needs permit approval from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources before work...
Thomas Fournier Mar 13, 2026

Sparks grow into something much larger in the Keweenaw Peninsula: 2026 Keweenaw Sparkplug Awards
The Copper Country continues to grow through the incredible work of many individuals and organizations. Last night many businesses, non-profit organizations, community groups and individuals came toge...
Thomas Fournier Mar 13, 2026

Blue Bolts Fall in Boys Hoops Semifinal - Friday Sports Wrap
High School Dollar Bay-Tamarack City's remarkable boys basketball tournament run ended last evening with a 58-47 loss to Detroit's Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men in a Division Four state sem...
Todd Overbeek Mar 13, 2026

E-TC Girls Fall to Ishpeming in Regional Final - Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School Boys basketball tournament semifinals... Dollar Bay-Tamarack City faces Detroit's Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men in t...
Todd Overbeek Mar 12, 2026

Tucker Nielsen earns nomination for a MAGS award for research on campus breaking down complex topics
Tucker Nielsen began his academic career on Michigan Tech's campus and hasn't seen a reason to leave since stepping into the classroom. Recently, he and Caleb Swain were nominated by the university as...
Thomas Fournier Mar 11, 2026

'We Immigrants' Exhibit explores the journey from Finland to America
Art can connect the observer to the past. Tomorrow evening, the Finlandia Art Gallery hosts an opening reception for its newest exhibit, "We Immigrants." Finlandia Art Gallery Interim Director Clare Z...
Thomas Fournier Mar 11, 2026






