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The body of a missing L’Anse man was discovered yesterday in Baraga County. On Thursday, Northern Michigan University public safety officers contacted the Baraga County Sheriff’s Department and KBIC Tribal police about the well-being of 18-year-old Vergil Mongozid.  Mongozid had allegedly been involved in some kind of incident at NMU …

An Ontonagon man was killed in a traffic crash late Thursday night.  Sheriff’s deputies report that 33-year-old Brennan Sharlow was a passenger in a vehicle that veered off Norwich Road south of Domitrovich Road, skidded 400 feet through a ditch, and hit a tree. Sharlow was killed. The driver suffered …

Gas prices have taken an upward spike in the Copper Country, and across the state. AAA Michigan reports that the current price for a gallon of unleaded regular in the Marquette area has risen to $4.09. That’s 33 cents higher than last week. The statewide average is at $3.97 per …

The investigation continues into a death threat against Democratic First District U.S. House of Representatives candidate Dr. Bob Lorinser.  The threat was received by the Lorinser campaign via text message Thursday, in response to an invitation to a campaign appearance in Elk Rapids. It stated exactly when and where the …

State Representative Greg Markkanen has officially proposed that the Upper Peninsula be given its own Natural Resources Commission… We just feel that the NRC from downstate, coming from Ann Arbor, Detroit, are just totally out of touch with what’s going on across the U.P. Markkanen says the idea has been …

State Representative Greg Markkanen is proposing that Michigan change its official state bird… The robin is a wonderful bird, don’t get me wrong, but the Kirtland warbler is unique to Michigan. Kirtland’s warbler was listed as an endangered species in 1967, after being driven nearly to extinction because of reduced …

The four candidates to become the next president of Northern Michigan University will meet with the school’s board of trustees today. The candidates are:• Debra S. Larson, provost and vice president of academic affairs at California State University, Chico, and an Ishpeming native.• Brock Tessman, Deputy Commissioner of Higher Education …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In volleyball today…• Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at Chassell. College Soccer The Michigan Tech soccer team lost 1-0 to seventh-ranked Grand Valley State yesterday. MLB The Tigers did their scoring late in the game, and earned a 4-1 victory over …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school football Saturday…• Lake Linden-Hubbell fell to North Central 50-0. In volleyball Saturday…• Calumet split its matches at the Duluth Invitational. The Copper Kings fell to Superior 2-0 (18-25, 20-25), Defeated Roosevelt 2-0 (25-13, 25-17), lost to …

On week’s Copper Country Today… • Host Todd VanDyke talks with two candidates for the 38th Michigan Senate seat – incumbent Republican Ed McBroom, and Democratic challenger John Braamse. Listen to the discussion here. • Todd talks with 110th District Republican State Representative Greg Markkanen about his reelection bid. Democratic …