Michigan Tech’s Winter Carnival has come to a close and St. Albert the Great is the overall winner. They also won the Co-Ed Division, with second place going to Alpha Gamma Delta and Sigma Tau Gamma. Third place in the division was Delta Zeta and Delta Upsilon. Phi Kappa Tau …

Valentine’s Day is a day meant for expressing love but a show Thursday night at the Calumet Theatre goes against the traditional grain. It’s the UnValentine’s Show, featuring Songs and Tales of Unforgiveness, Heartbreak, Dysfunction and Revenge from Jamie-Sue Seal and John Latini. Executive Director Marlin Lee says folks will …

The Portage Lake District Library will host Two Harbors, Minnesota resident and author Katya Gordon for a reading and discussion about her latest book, Climate Change Musings and Studies from Lake Superior’s North Shore on Thursday, February 14 at 5pm. Gordon’s book is intended to help regular people in the …

Four snowmobilers were rescued Saturday night from the ice of the Big Iron River by a pair of conservation officers who risked their own safety to find the riders and bring them back to waiting emergency crews. Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officers Jenni Hanson and Zach Painter patrol …

A plane broke through the ice on Lake Superior near Torch Lake Township Sunday afternoon. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office says they received information shortly before 3:00pm that an airplane had broken through the ice off White City Beach. The pilot of the 1946 Taylor Craft told authorities that he …

A Calumet man was injured when he was struck by passing snowmobile. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened Sunday just before 4:00am on Trail #17, just north of Boston Road. Authorities say the man was trying to flag down a passing snowmobile for help on the trail …

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is preparing to make her first State of the State address Tuesday night from Lansing. Already she has shown that environmental issues are very important to her in her first few weeks as governor. State Representative Greg Markkanen hopes she will touch on some other important issues …

The celebration of Finland’s 100th Independence Day marked the completion of a remake of a legendary film based on a legendary book, “The Unknown Soldier.” This 2017 movie was the most expensive movie production in the history of Finland, with a budget of 7 million euros, and the film was …

Houghton: Edward J. Huls, 87, of the Bluffs Senior Living Community in Houghton, passed away at his home on Wednesday, February 6, 2019. He was born on January 16, 1932 in Shelby, Michigan to Adrian and Edna (Adema) Huls. Ed earned his Masters Degree in Education from Michigan State University …

Lake Linden: Zane P. Kettenbeil, age 93, a lifelong resident of Lake Linden, died passed away on February 10, 2019. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, July 1, at St. Joseph Church in Lake Linden and interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The Pearce Funeral …