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Former Democratic First Congressional District candidate Linda O’Dell has congratulated primary winner Dana Ferguson. On social media, O’Dell thanked her supporters, and called on them to support Ferguson in his attempt to unseat incumbent Republican Representative Jack Bergman in the upcoming November election. Ferguson claimed the Democratic nomination by a …

An FBI agent with a history of working with Native American tribes in Michigan has been appointed the state’s first coordinator for missing and murdered indigenous persons. During his career, Joel Postma has investigated missing children, runaways, drug crimes, and deaths in Indian Country in the Upper Peninsula. He also …

More children will be required to wear face masks at day care facilities and camps beginning Monday. Governor Gretchen Whitmer yesterday expanded her face mask order to include children ages two and over on school buses, and children ages four and over in common areas and hallways. Children and staff …

The City of Houghton is getting some federal help for its ongoing sewer system upgrades. The United States Department of Agriculture has awarded a $138,000 grant, and offered an $87,000 loan to help replace sewer mains in the city. Bessemer Township got a huge award – a $2,798,000 loan and …

With COVID-19 concerns forcing cancellation of many Copper Country activities, in-person running events have been in short supply this summer. There will be one tomorrow, however. Registration for the Bootjack Fun Run 9.06k will open at 8:00 at the Dreamland Bar. Participants can walk or run over their choice of …

The State of Michigan reported 722 new coronavirus cases yesterday, and 26 deaths. That pushes the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases past 85,000 in the state, and the number of confirmed deaths to 6,247. One of every 14 Michiganders who have been diagnosed with the virus has died. There are …

Dignitaries from both sides of the political spectrum turned out yesterday to pay tribute to Michigan’s longest-serving governor. William Milliken died last fall at age 97. His family had planned to hold the memorial tribute early this summer, but it was put off because of COVID-19 concerns. It was also …

Flags at Michigan state facilities will fly at half-staff today to honor a Southeast Michigan police officer who died in the line of duty. Sergeant Steven Splan of the Bloomfield Hills Department of Public Safety suffered a heart attack after helping clear trees that were knocked down by a storm, …

MLB The Milwaukee Brewers’ bats woke up last night, as they routed the Chicago White Sox 8-3. The highlight of the 13-hit attack was a freak inside-the-park home run by Christian Yelich. It started with a lazy fly ball to the left field corner. Eloy Jiménez met it just inside …

On this week’s Copper Country Today program, Houghton just finished a major downtown parking study. Todd VanDyke talks with city manager Eric Waara about what they learned. John Griffith from Keweenaw Natural Areas shares information about the drive to open more Copper Country land to the public. And, our special series …