Governor Rick Snyder is calling for a funding plan that would provide $1.2 billion annually for local and state road repairs. The governor and MDOT executive director Kirk Stuedle met for a roundtable discussion Friday, calling attention to Michigan’s crumbling infrastructure. Steudle says they both understand that all of Michigan’s …

The man who was found guilty in a hit-and-run trial resulting in the death of a Big Bay woman will spend one year in jail. 46-year-old Michael Nelson was sentenced Monday in Marquette County Circuit Court. He is ordered to serve nine months in jail immediately. The final three months …

Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. High School The boys’ high school basketball season opened last night… – Calumet took a 12-3 lead at the end of the first quarter, then held on to beat a scrappy Hancock team 50-42. Because of injuries, the Bulldogs had only six …

The 2014 Houghton County Fair Season has officially wrapped up with a look at the numbers from this year’s fair. Attendance was estimated at just under 23,500, down about 2% from the year before. The Houghton County Fair Association says the new carnival and midway, provided by Spectrum Entertainment, were …

Officials at Dickinson Memorial Hospital in Iron Mountain have instituted visitor restrictions in response to an increasing community wide threat of Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough. The restrictions were put into place late Thursday and will remain in effect until further notice. The Dickinson-Iron District Health Department is evaluating …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is investigating two separate wolf poaching cases in the Upper Peninsula. One occured near the Mackinac-Luce county line close to M-117 southwest of Newberry. The dead wolf was found in Mackinac County’s Lakefield Township November 26. Conservation officers say the wolf had been killed at …

Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. High School In high school hockey… – Hancock took an early lead on goals by Hunter Kero and Ted Randell, but Traverse City Central came back, and defeated the Bulldogs 4-2 Saturday afternoon. The win completed a successful homecoming weekend for Trojans’ …

From David  Maki at the Finnish-American Reporter HANCOCK, Mich. — Having grown up on the family farm in Pelkie, Michigan and living in that community of mostly Finnish immigrants for most of his life, Reuben Niemistö was an ideal candidate to join the board of the Hanka Finnish Farm Homestead …

On the December 7th Copper Country Today program, Sam Ali talks with Kevin Harju from the Houghton County Road Commission about road maintenance in the Copper Country, and with Lindsay Hiltunen from the Michigan Tech Archives. Listen to Copper Country Today Sunday mornings at 7:00 on 97.7 The Wolf, 8:00 on AM 1400 WCCY, and …

Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. High School Hockey/Hoops In high school hockey… – Hancock took an early lead on goals by Hunter Kero and Ted Randell, but Traverse City Central came back, and defeated the Bulldogs 4-2 Saturday afternoon. The win completed a successful homecoming weekend for …