The Quincy Mine Hoist Association, Keweenaw National Historical Park, and Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission are jointly hosting a National Endowment for the Humanities traveling exhibit. The exhibit, Jacob A. Riis:  How the Other Half Lives, will be on display at the Calumet Visitor Center from September 3 – October 20. …

Hancock: Albert Witting, 80, a former veteran and Hancock resident, passed away February 6, 2019, after a short but brave battle with inoperable esophageal cancer. Albert (“Al”) was born Aug 2, 1938 (as an identical twin) in Hancock, and was one of seven siblings of Mary and John Witting Sr. …

As another major snowstorm rolls in, it’s great to see the amazing statues that Michigan Tech students can make with all the white stuff falling from the sky. Judging of the Winter Carnival snow statues took place Thursday morning, following the annual All-Nighter. Rome wasn’t built in a day and …

Three suspects are facing drug charges after a meth bust in Delta County. Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team conducted an investigation that led to the arrests on Monday. During the course of their investigation, detectives determined 23-year-old Taylor Ann Shanahan and 40-year-old Glen Thomas Lavance were involved …

Calumet – Lynda Meer, 60, a resident of Calumet, passed away on Tuesday, February 5th at the UP Hospital – Marquette. Ryan Funeral Home is serving the family.

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Rick Allen talks with Michigan Tech’s Darnishia Slade, the manager of Global Engagement Programs in the Pavlis Honors College. In the second segment, Rick is joined by Dr. Joe-la DeWitt and Elise Bur from Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center to talk about women’s …

A 65-year-old Ohio man is hospitalized after crashing his snowmobile Wednesday evening. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post say they were dispatched to Trail #23 in Schoolcraft Township near the Sawmill Road just before 7:00pm. Authorities say the man was traveling northwest on the trail when he lost …

Delafield, WI Gloria M. Mayra, 83 a resident of Delafield, Wisconsin, and former resident of Hancock passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Angels Grace Hospice in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. She was born on January 15, 1936 in Hancock, the daughter of the late Aimo and Dolores (Johnson) Aho. Gloria was …

Michigan DNR’s 21st director youngest to hold the post By JOHN PEPINMichigan Department of Natural Resources As a boy, Dan Eichinger could be found with a spinning rod in hand, haunting the tree-lined banks of the Middle Branch River, trying to avoid the stream’s suckers in favor of a tug …

No sleep on campus last night for the students of Michigan Tech as the magic of winter brings several weeks of snow sculpting to completion, earning the honor of display across the university and its reaches even across the Portage Canal. The University’s Winter Carnival event known as All-Nighter took …