The case of an Iron County woman accused of killing a baby appears to be heading to trial. 25–year–old Brittany Lyn Russell was in Iron County Circuit Court Monday for her pre–trial hearing. Russell is charged with first–degree murder and first–degree child abuse, in connection with the death of a …

A presentation in Calumet tonight takes a look at the origin of the copper that has shaped our area’s history. Michigan Tech Professor emeritus Bill Rose will present “Keweenaw Geomystery: Why is Native Copper Here?” at the Keweenaw Heritage Center at 7:00pm. He is a guest lecturer in the series …

No drones at the Capitol. The Michigan State Capitol Commission, which oversees Capitol complex affairs, has voted unanimously to ban drones from flying over the Capitol Building. The only exceptions would be for special circumstances with permission from the commission. The commission voted to ban drones fearing a possible a …

The newly elected head of the state’s Democratic Party is resigning from the Michigan House next month. State Representative Brandon Dillon is serving his last term in the House. Over the weekend, the Grand Rapids Democrat was chosen to take over for Lon Johnson, who is stepping down to run …

The Michigan Restaurant Association says a move to require earned paid sick time for employees would hurt their industry. The Time to Care Coalition is backing the initiative that would allow workers to earn an hour paid sick leave for every 40 worked. But Justin Winslow of the Restaurant Association …

A coalition of labor and faith organizations are launching a statewide ballot initiative to require earned paid leave for Michigan workers. The Time to Care Coalition is backing the initiative which would allow workers to earn an hour paid sick leave for every 40 worked. Coalition member Danielle Atkinson says, …

Progress Michigan says a move by the state to cut its contract short with prison food service provider Aramark is good news for prisoners and taxpayers. The liberal advocacy group says Aramark employees have been accused of serving food with maggots to inmates, sneaking drugs to inmates and having sex …

Lawmakers in the Michigan House return to Lansing today to talk road funding. They’ll be mulling over a plan passed by the Senate two weeks ago that includes $700 million in cuts and a 15 cent gas tax increase. The increase could be the biggest hurdle in the House. Numerous …

The Ontonagon’s Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a Personal Injury accident (rollover) on M38 near Calumet Rd. The accident happened Sunday, July 12th around 12:30 p.m. The driver a 16 year old Greenland female was traveling on M-38 when her passenger side tires left the paved roadway and onto the shoulder of …

We now have new Citizens of the Year and a new Strawberry Queen following this weekend’s packed Copper Country Strawberry Festival. The awards went to Dorthey Behrend for Citizen of the Year and Marti Warren for Youth Citizen of the Year. The strawberry auction saw trays of fresh picked strawberries …