A coalition of lawmakers from the Upper Peninsula are blasting the Natural Resources Commission’s decision to wholesale ban deer baiting in parts of the Upper Peninsula in perpetuity. “I am sick and tired of downstate knuckleheads trying to outlaw our U.P way of life,” said state Rep. Beau LaFave, of …

The Michigan Department of Transportation will be conducting routine scheduled maintenance of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge this Wednesday. Cable greasing is scheduled for early in the morning.  This work will require several bridge lifts, up to 30 minutes each. These lifts are scheduled to begin after midnight Wednesday and …

Martha M. Harju, age 96 of L’Anse, Michigan passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Bayside Village where she was a resident for a short time. Martha was born in Watton, Michigan on October 29, 1922 to parents Hilja (Virta) and Ernest Ellis. She was raised in Aura Michigan and …

A memorial service for Barbara Jane Johnson, a former Hancock resident and past resident of Montreal, Quebec, and who passed away in Yarmouth Port, Mass, on Veteran’s Day, 2018, will be held 11 am this Saturday July 20, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church of Hancock. with Rev. Peter Vorhes to …

The following press release was issued by the Michigan Attorney General’s office: LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced Michael Varney, 62, of Caspian, was sentenced late last week to 54 months to 15 years in prison on three felony counts of Second Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct and 282 …

TOKYO—Two Japanese teams are traveling 6,000 miles to compete in the 62nd Annual Coca-Cola International Frisbee Tournament at Hancock’s Driving Park this weekend. Samurai Spirit, who finished third in 2017 at the IFT, and the Grabbers, who have recruited a couple of American players to fill out their roster. “We …

Tickets for the 2019-2020 Michigan Tech Athletics season are on sale. Early bird pricing is available through Sunday, July 28th for football, volleyball, basketball, and hockey tickets. MTU Director of Athletic Partnerships and Ticket Sales Gary Kruzich says this is the first time the university has offered early bird discounts …

The strawberries are back as the Copper Country Strawberry Festival takes place this month in Chassell. Judy Evert from the Chassell Lions Club says the local strawberries are quite different than the ones bought from a grocery store.  “When you slice one open, it’s red all the way through and …

AAA Michigan estimates about 1.7 million people from Michigan are expected to travel during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. That’s a 4.4 percent increase from 2018, and AAA estimates that 1.4 million Michiganders will be taking to the road. The Michigan Department of Transportation is suspending work and lifting …

An image captured from the nest box webcam at the Portage Lake Lift Bridge this spring shows an adult and several falcon chicks. Peregrine falcons have successfully hatched young at the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge and the Portage Lake Lift Bridge between Houghton and Hancock this year. (MDOT photo) …