HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN – The National Park Service (NPS) announced Friday the beginning of implementation of the Record of Decision of the Plan to Address Wolf Presence on Isle Royale National Park that was signed in June.  This fall, the NPS working with partners and other agencies, plans to translocate up …

As the stalemate between the contractor’s association and union road workers carries on, the state is looking at bringing in the National Guard to get key projects moving again. Union road workers have been locked out for three weeks after the two sides failed to come to an agreement following …

Calumet – Louis A. Munch, Jr., 89, passed away at home on Thursday, September 20, 2018 with his loving wife, Sylvia, by his side. He fought a courageous, three-and-a-half year long battle with lung cancer. Louis was born on December 2, 1928 in Laurium, Michigan the son of Louis and …

[Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation (PHF) has continued to receive generous donations for their Flood with Love initiative that is helping homeowners get into safe, healthy homes. PHF received a generous donation from Weyerhaeuser of $10,000 to support this initiative. “Citizenship is one of the core values of our …

Two Finnish energy experts are coming to the Copper Country. One is the CEO of a factory in Finland that builds extremely efficient biomass generators, and the other is a researcher at Finland’s BioEconomy Center. They will be part of the Energy Meet-UP next Friday at the Finnish American Heritage …

Houghton Douglass Falls will soon be a State Park in honor of veterans. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources purchased the falls Thursday and says it plans to reopen what is arguably the state’s tallest waterfall for the public to enjoy. Houghton Douglass Falls is a location that many locals …

More reliable power and transmission can be expected when two new generating plants in the Upper Peninsula are complete. Governor Rick Snyder had a call to action in 2015 because he felt there was energy crisis in the UP. “When we set out to develop our project we were looking …

UPDATE:  The missing man has been found. Police are searching for a missing Calumet man who was last seen over two weeks ago. 61-year-old Steven W. Mulligan has been missing since September 3rd when he was last seen at his residence.  Police say his wallet was turned in to the …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Rick Allen talks with New Power Tour’s Melissa Davis as we look ahead to the Energy Meet—UP featuring two Finnish energy experts. Energy Meet UP In the second segment, Rick is joined by Tressa Alvarado, candidate for Portage Township Clerk. Alvarado

UPDATE– A California woman is dead after falling at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore while trying to take a selfie. 32-year-old Tu Thanh Nguyen slipped and fell Thursday while hiking by herself on the North Country Trail. About 1:30pm…she stopped about a half-mile east of Grand Portal Point to take pictures …