The Upper Peninsula’s representatives in Lansing and Washington are spending part of their summer break visiting with the people who sent them there. U.S. Congressman Jack Bergman, State Senator Ed McBroom, and State Representative Greg Markkanen held a meet and greet at Michigan Tech’s Student Development Complex on Sunday. Bergman …

A Hancock woman is safe after being rescued Sunday when she fell into Lake Superior. Deputies from the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to McLain State Park on M-203 around 4:40pm on a report of someone clinging to a kayak after falling into the water far from shore. Authorities …

A 60-year-old Calumet man is hospitalized after crashing his motorcycle on Saturday. Deputies from the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the accident shortly after 3:30pm. Authorities say the man was traveling north on the Gay-Lake Linden Road near Coal Dock Road when he lost control of the 2002 …

Laurium – Donald T. Brusso, 87, passed away peacefully at the Omega House on Friday June 28 with his family by his side. Don was born in Florida Location December 8, 1931 to Dominic and Lucille (Krug) Brusso. He attended local schools. Don served in the US Army from 1948 …

L’Anse:  Roger D. Carriere, age 65 of L’Anse, MI passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019 at UP Health System, Marquette. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on October 7, 1953 the son of the late Leonard and Edna (Fortier) Carriere. Roger graduated from Roseville High School in 1973. He married …

US Congressman Jack Bergman is lashing out at Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel for her legal actions to shut down the Enbridge Line 5. Nessel filed two lawsuits on Thursday in Ingham County Circuit Court calling for a shutdown of the dual pipelines underneath the Straits of Mackinac “as soon …

A Houghton man is facing a felony charge for an alleged sexual assault on Michigan Tech’s campus. 31-year-old Gerard Blake Dickerson was arraigned in 97th District Court Friday on one count of Criminal Sexual Conduct, 3rd degree, a 15-year felony. The incident reportedly happened on June 8th of this year. …

One year ago, the Copper Country was hit with what has been described as a 1,000 year storm when over six inches of rain fell in just a few hours. The rushing waters devastated the lives and landscape of local residents and would soon be remembered as the Father’s Day …

UPDATE: The Western UP Health Department has retested Hancock Beach and the beach is now open! —————————————————————————————————— The Hancock Beach is temporarily closed after monitoring by the Western UP Health Department showed elevated bacteria levels. Samples were taken from the beach on Wednesday and was closed on Thursday. The Health …

UP Health System—Portage and the Western UP Health Department will be hosting an event especially designed for moms and moms-to-be. It’s called the Celebrating Moms and Babies Summer Fair and Expo and will be held at the Copper Country Mall, Saturday, July 27th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Multiple …