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High School The Iron Mountain boys basketball team fell 53-52 to Pewamo-Westphalia in the Division Three state tournament championship game yesterday. The Mountaineers led for most of the game, but never by more than eight points. They were up by one point with five seconds remaining when a layup was …

High School The boys high school basketball state tournament finals will be played today in East Lansing. In Division Four, Southfield Christian will face Frankfort at 10:00 – hear the broadcast on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. In Division One, Ypsilanti Lincoln will take on U of D Jesuit this afternoon. …

2018 was a year that showcased the best of the Copper Country and the strong spirit of its people. The Father’s Day Flood caused widespread devastation but local residents banded together to help their neighbors in the community. The Keweenaw Spark Plug Awards recognizes those individuals and businesses that made …

With the closing of the pharmacy in the Shopko in Calumet, many residents in northern Houghton County and Keweenaw County are having their prescriptions filled at Aspirus Keweenaw in Laurium. Director of Pharmacy Jessica Bessner said they started seeing an influx of new customers in January and have doubled their …

K-12 students in Hancock were sent home early Thursday and are off Friday after a roof failure at Barkell Elementary School. Officials say that the collapsed portion of the roof was caused by an over accumulation of snow and was discovered in the early morning hours during a routine check …

Two men are in custody for allegedly kidnapping a 5-year-old boy in the Eastern UP. The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were dispatched to an address in Whitefish Township Wednesday evening around 7:15 on a report of a domestic dispute involving a stabbing. When they arrived, authorities learned that …

High School Dollar Bay-Tamarack City’s boys basketball team ended its deep tournament run with a 55-28 loss to Southfield Christian in the Division Four semifinals yesterday. The Blue Bolts took an early 4-3 lead with an Ashton Janke layup, but Southfield pulled ahead by six at the end of the …

For public schools in the area, spring break begins next weekend and while some students will be traveling with their families to a favorite destination, many students in the Copper Country don’t have that luxury. In fact, for 31 Backpacks, the break from school presents a different concern all together. …

More than $800,000 has been approved by the state for outdoor recreation projects in Baraga, Keweenaw, and Gogebic Counties. State Representative Greg Markkanen said this funding will go toward a half dozen projects that range from trail construction to park upgrades and land acquisition. “Our state’s outdoor recreation and tourism …

Upper Peninsula residents are receiving calls from people claiming to be the Michigan State Police.  The phone number on the caller ID appears to be a local number and has “Michigan State Police” listed as a name.  The caller asks to update credit card information.  The Michigan State Police warns …