Morning Sports for Tuesday, June 10th: MLB: Tigers Drop Another The Tigers’ struggles continued last night, with a 6-5 loss to the White Sox. Rick Porcello gave up six runs, and was hurt by three errors – one of them his own. Detroit stayed in the game, thanks to homers …

The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved the proposed sale of the Upper Peninsula Power Company. Intgrys Energy Group is spinning off UPPCO to Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners for around 300-million dollars. The state did make its approval contingent on Balfour Beatty meeting a number conditions, including: – The sale …

It’s called “smurfing.” And state lawmakers are trying to crack down on it. The Michigan Legislature is considering a package of bills that target the purchase of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine. The drug is used in the illegal manufacturing of methamphetamine. And part of the effort now moving through the Michigan …

Researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute say fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the U.S. set another record high last month. According to researchers, the average fuel economy of cars, light trucks, vans and SUVs purchased in May was 25.6 mpg, up 0.4 mpg from April …

A move is underway in the Michigan Legislature to repeal the state law allowing for the licensing of dietitians and nutritionists. Supporters say that since no rules have ever been put in place regarding licensing of dietitians there’s no reason to allow for the state licensing of those professions. Opponents …

A Michigan State University study finds security guards aren’t adequately prepared to handle their jobs. The study, conducted by MSU criminologists and published in Security Journal, found security guards were ill prepared to handle troublesome customers, deal with fights and even protect themselves. Private security guards interviewed say they need …

Morning Sports for Monday, June 9th: MLB: Tigers Fall Late to Red Sox The Tigers held a 3-2 lead over the Red Sox heading into the ninth inning last night, but David Ortiz’ three-run homer off Joba Chamberlain brought them back to beat Detroit 5-3. Anibal Sanchez gave up two …

The Baraga County Lake Trout Festival recovered from an hour of steady rain, and went into the books as another successful event on Saturday. The extended shower came after the conclusion of the Pequaming Run and Half Marathon, and pretty much wiped out the Tour da L’Anse bike events. By …

On the June 8th Copper Country Today program, Sam Ali leads a discussion with Houghton County Commissioners Scott Ala and Anton Pintar about potential problems with the county employees’ retirement fund. Todd VanDyke talks Tom Baker from the Keweenaw National Historical Park about their plans for the summer. Listen to Copper …

Morning Sports for Sunday, June 8th: MLB: Tigers Hold Off Red Sox The Tigers took an early lead… then held off the Red Sox 8-6 on Saturday. Max Scherzer retired 12 of the first 14 batters he faced. Then, he unraveled, and wound up allowing four runs on 11 hits …