The search for a missing Calumet man has come to an end. About 4:30pm Tuesday, the Michigan State Police Calumet Post say they were notified that the body of a man was found in Calumet Township near the Swedetown Ski Trails. A man was walking his dog when he came …

Houghton, Michigan—In a continued effort to help students in need, a challenge has been issued to the community to help grow the Bernard F. Gaffney Memorial Scholarship fund at the Keweenaw Community Foundation. Ted Gaffney, the son of the late Bernard F. Gaffney, will match up to $5,000 in donations …

Houghton, MI (April 19, 2016) – The Copper Country United Way Board of Directors announced the results of its 2016 campaign at its annual meeting.  This year’s campaign raised $96,830 to help support health and human service programs throughout Houghton and Keweenaw counties.  United Way’s annual campaign is one of …

Hancock Public Schools says they’ve successfully sold its 2016 Refunding Bonds in the amount of $6,550,000. The bonds are being issued for the purpose of refunding the School District’s outstanding 2008 School Building and Site Bonds, and to pay the costs of issuing the bonds. This move will reduce the …

The Range Lions Club is being recognized by the State of Michigan for their efforts in keeping highways clean. The club received a certificate from the Michigan Department of Transportation for their 25 years of participating in the Adopt A Highway project. Volunteers will be back at it again this …

The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with a string of events. At the quarterly meeting of the Keweenaw National Historical Park’s Advisory Commission, the public got a look at what the park has planned. It all starts this week, as part of National Park Week. …

A new recycling program has been in the talks for the Cities of Houghton and Hancock. After realizing that both cities’ waste contracts expire this year, the city governments decided to request proposals on new waste and recycling programs. Hancock City Manager Glenn Anderson says the hope is to have …

The search continues for an Army veteran who went missing in L’Anse last month. The truck belonging to 33-year-old Joseph Waisanen was found in the Huron Mountains near Forty-Foot Falls in Marquette on Sunday. Sergeant Kevin Dowling is with the Michigan State Police Negaunee Post. Michigan State Police aviation from …

“Offended and insulted”. Those words of Flint Mayor Karen Weaver, reacting to Governor Rick Snyder’s decision to drink filtered tap water from her city for the next month, as a show of support to local residents struggling through a lead water crisis.

One family is trying to make a difference following a tragic accident that took the lives of a father and young son who were ice fishing last winter. Jackets 4 Jackson was founded by Jennifer Zamaira to make it a law that all children wear life vests when on the …