U.P. Health System – Portage has been recognized by the Joint Commission as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for 2013. The designation comes from their work in treating pneumonia as well as surgical care. Aspirus is one of over 1,200 hospitals to receive the distinction. The Joint Commission …

The Marquette City Commission has approved and signed a joint defense agreement to fight a Michigan Tax Tribunal case. WE Energies is trying to have the taxable value of the Presque Isle Power Plant reduced by more than $100 million. If the Tax Tribunal agrees that the plant’s value should …

Another effort has surfaced in Michigan to move the speed limit on some freeways to 80 miles per hour. House Republican Brad Jacobsen of Oxford is proposing that freeways in less populated areas be designated as “rural freeways” that may have speed limits of up to 80 miles per hour. …

Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. High School Hockey In high school hockey tonight… – Houghton entertains Marquette. – Jeffers skates at L’Anse. Our pregame coverage begins at 6:40 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3 WCCY. MTU – Hockey Falls in Polls; Blake, Stelzer Honored Michigan Tech’s stay …

There’s been a lot of talk about the possible rising cost of energy in the U.P. and the many forms of renewable energy that can be used. But now, talks about one of those methods is starting to gain some steam. According to Keweenaw Renewable Energy Coalition spokesman Sam Lockwood, …

This Thursday, Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly will serve free Thanksgiving dinners for seniors who would otherwise be alone on the holiday. Dinners will be served at 1pm. A list of the locations will be available on the Community Calendar, which include Hancock – Church of the Resurrection, …

A proposal to run almost 2 1/2 miles of fiber optic cable through the Hiawatha National Forest in the Upper Peninsula has been approved. The Hiawatha Telephone Company of Munising asked for permission earlier this year to run the cable between Stevens Lake and Gooseneck Lake, roughly 15 miles northwest …

The Department of Natural Resources will allow the supplemental feeding of deer across the entire Upper Peninsula. That’s because of the heavy snow that’s already accumulated in many parts of the region, as well as the bitterly-cold temperatures that have already been felt there. The feeding will be allowed by …

Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. High School Hockey – Hancock Opens with Loss In high school hockey, Hancock opened its season Saturday afternoon with a 4-2 loss at Marquette. Zach Ahola and Hunter Kero each scored for the Bulldogs. Jeffers lost to Sault Ste. Marie 6-1 in …

On the November 23rd Copper Country Today program, Sam Ali talks with Finlandia University President Dr. Philip Johnson, and continues the discussion about the western Upper Peninsula’s electrical energy crisis with Sam Lockwood of the Keweenaw Renewable Energy Coalition. Listen to Copper Country Today Sunday mornings at 7:00 on 97.7 The Wolf, 8:00 …