Visitors to the Porcupine Mountains and Ontonagon County in Michigan’s scenic Upper Peninsula this spring and summer will find dozens of waterfalls, from rushing juggernauts like Bond Falls to the calmer cascades nestled in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. Now, waterfall seekers have a chance to win a getaway …

Overcrowding at the Houghton County Jail has led to the sheriff once again invoking the Emergency Powers Act. Sheriff Brian McLean has advised county officials that the jail has remained at full or above capacity for the entire first week of April. The notification follows the County Jail Overcrowding State …

The search for a missing Hancock man is over. The body of 33-year-old Kenneth Ryan Clark was found Saturday in the Portage Canal. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office says two people were walking along the trail on Lakeshore Drive near the Kestner Waterfront Park just before 2:00pm. They noticed what …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Rick Allen talks with Doreen Klingbeil and Brad Baltensperger from Houghton-Portage Township Schools. 4-9-17 CCT HOUGHTON BOND In the second segment, Rick is joined by Trish Helsel, Joel Neves, Kiersten Birondo and Brendan Collins from Tech Theatre’s production of West Side Story. 4-9-17 CCT …

The impact to the environment from a sunken fishing boat in the Portage Canal should be minimal. That’s the word from the U.S. Coast Guard who are conducting a federal pollution mitigation response to an oil spill in Houghton County. Recovery and clean up crews were on scene today near …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Rick Allen talks MSU Extension Educator Erin Carter. 4-2-17 DIABETES In the second segment, Rick is joined by Dr. Keith English. 4-2-17 VACCINES Brought to you by the Copper Country Education Association, the Copper Country Veterinary Clinic and Lassila Insurance of Mohawk.

There are a lot of fans of the Green Bay Packers at the Bluffs Senior Community in Houghton. So when the Packers Tailgate Tour stopped in for a visit, it was quite a surprise. Several current and former players talked with fans and honored the veterans. Packer Hall of Fame …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Rick Allen talks with Kevin Weir and Megan Giacoletto from Dial Help, John Niemela from Houghton-Keweenaw County Communities That Care. 3-26-17 CCT OVERDOSES part 1 3-26-17 CCT OVERDOSES part 2 In the second segment, Rick is joined by Trooper Matt Djerf from the Michigan …

April 7, 2017 — Planned maintenance work on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge scheduled for Monday, April 10, will result in several brief full bridge closures (up to 15 minutes) throughout the day. The closures are expected to occur between 9 and 11:30 a.m. and also between 1 and 3:30 p.m. The closures will likely result in …

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is leading efforts to remedy erosion concerns discovered this week at Highland Copper’s exploration sites on road commission property, along County Road 519 in Gogebic County. Over the past several weeks, Highland Copper Co. Inc. has been conducting exploration of copper minerals situated beneath …