MLB: Tigers Fall to Royals Justin Verlander shut out the Royals through six innings… but unraveled in the seventh, and Detroit lost to Kansas City 5-2 yesterday. Verlander had allowed just two hits over those six innings… but gave up four straight singles to open the seventh. The rest of …

On the July 13th Copper Country Today program, Todd VanDyke talks online learning with Michigan Virtual University President and CEO Jamey Fitzpatrick. Sam Ali welcomes the producers of the movie “Superior,” which is being filmed in our area. Listen to Copper Country Today Sunday mornings at 7:00 on 97.7 The Wolf, 8:00 …

MLB: Tigers Win Fifth Straight Rick Porcello won his 12th game of the season yesterday, as the Tigers beat the Royals 5-1. Porcello left at the end of the seventh inning with a slim 2-1 lead. Joba Chamberlain pitched a perfect eighth… and J.D. Martinez and Alex Avila homered in …

MLB: Tigers Edge Royals The Tigers won their fourth in a row last night… slipping past the Royals 2-1. Anibal Sanchez earned the win… giving up eight hits over seven innings, but allowing just a single run in the first. Both Jaba Chamberlain and Joe Nathan faces scoring threats in …

Today marks the beginning of the one of the biggest summer festivals in the Copper Country. The Chassell Lions Club’s Strawberry Festival in Chassell will begin at 9am and will feature several tasty treats, including the signature strawberry shortcake. Later in the day, the Strawberry Queen will be crowned. Tomorrow …

An Iron County man will spend over a year on probation for dealing heroin. 29-year-old Chad Fesnick was sentenced to one year and six months probation and five months in jail. He was charged with delivery/manufacture of heroin, less than 50 grams after he was arrested by the Upper Peninsula …

Finlandia University is proud to announce its spring 2014 semester Dean’s and Honors List Students. In total 134 students earned honors, including 86 who earned Dean’s List honors for having a Grade Point Average of 3.75 or above. To be eligible for either list students must have completed 12 or …

A Delta County man involved in a stabbing incident opted out of a trial and pled to a lesser charge. 73-year-old Tom Hanley was scheduled for a trial this week in Delta County Circuit Court. However, in June, he pled no contest to resisting/obstructing a conservation officer. By pleading to …

Gov. Rick Snyder today announced that after less than four months, enrollment for the Healthy Michigan Plan already has surpassed its first-year goal of 322,000. As of today, Michigan has 323,022 Michigan residents enrolled in the program. The Healthy Michigan Plan extends health care benefits to a half-million low-income residents. …

A University of Michigan researcher says a rupture of the aging underwater oil pipelines through the Straits of Mackinac would be the “worst possible place” for an oil spill on the Great Lakes, as the results would be catastrophic. David Schwab is a research scientist at the U of M …