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Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers returned from the All-Star break with a 1-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox last night. The only run of the game came in the first inning, as three of Boston’s first four batters reached base safely off …

Eventually all things must come to an end but when it’s the end of US-41, car lovers will say that’s a good thing.  The 2018 End Of The Road Car Show takes place tomorrow. Event organizer John Cima says the 15 annual event will showcase a wide variety of automobiles.  …

The Father’s Day Flood didn’t wash away this year’s Canal Run.  The 43rd running of the event will take place as scheduled tomorrow with the same starting points, but with a different finish line. Because of damage to M-203, instead of the race ending in downtown Hancock, the finish will …

LANSING, Mich. – State of Michigan agencies today released for public comment a draft independent analysis of the impacts of a potential oil spill from Enbridge Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac. A team led by Michigan Technological University and directed by professor Guy Meadows of Michigan Tech’s Great …

The Portage Health Foundation has $3.8 million ready to help victims of the Father’s Day Flood through their Flood With Love initiative.  The problem is that they are having trouble getting people to apply for the assistance. PHF Executive Director Kevin Store says there were nearly 700 homes affected by …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers return from the All-Star break tonight, when they open a home set against the Boston Red Sox. Matthew Boyd will start against former Tiger David Price. Pregame coverage begins at 6:45 on 99.3 The Lift. The Milwaukee Brewers …

The problem at the main event arena Houghton County Fairgrounds is not going away. Fair board member Will Dorman informed the Hancock City Council that flooding remains a concern with the fair being just over a month away. The arena had just begun to dry out when last week’s heavy …

Local municipalities are anxiously awaiting President Trump’s decision on whether to declare Houghton County a federal disaster area. The city of Hancock reported damages of $3.3 million for the Federal Highway Administration and more than $7.5 million for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The city may be required to pay …

The contract for the new manager of the city of Hancock is now approved. The City Council unanimously approved the contract for former Hancock mayor Barry Givens at their regular meeting Wednesday. This concluded a second round of negotiations after an initial personnel committee was unable to reach an agreement …

One man is being held on drug charges in the Houghton County Jail after another bust by detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team. The 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday at a residence in Houghton by UPSET, along with officers from the Houghton City Police Department, the Houghton County …