The Village of Calumet is looking to add to its police department. The village is now accepting applications for a full-time police officer, able to work various shifts including nights and weekends. Applicants must be MCOLES certified and licensed to operate a vehicle in the State of Michigan to apply. …

HOUGHTON – Houghton County officials met with jail design consultants during a three-day workshop last week to create a floor plan for a proposed jail addition. Late last year the Houghton County Board of Commissioners authorized hiring a consultant to create a preliminary floor plan for an addition. The plan …

In Alger County on Friday, four snowmobilers broke through the ice around 10:45 in the morning near the east channel of Grand Island. The Alger County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call saying that all of the drivers were able to pull themselves from the water and make it to …

A snowmobiler was injured Friday evening in Schoolcraft Township. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened on DNR Trail #3 near Normand Road. A 20-year-old man from Akron, Michigan lost control on a turn, left the trail and hit an embankment. The driver was taken to Aspirus Keweenaw …

A snowmobiler was injured in a crash late Friday afternoon in Hancock Township. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened around 5:30pm on M203 near McLain’s State Park. An 18-year-old Hancock man was driving his snowmobile along the shoulder of the highway when he had a collision with …

A four-vehicle accident over the weekend left one person dead, others injured and a large amount of fuel leaking in the Sturgeon River area. The accident happened Saturday morning around 10:00 on US41 near the Sturgeon River Bridge, about one mile south of Chassell. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office says …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Rick Allen talks with Jill Revak who is working on a book based on the disappearance of Rose Peterson. Rose In the second segment, Rick is joined by Brian Donnelly and Bud Cole to talk about the Keweenaw Spark Plug Awards. Spark Plugs Brought …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Rick Allen talks with Christy Miron and Bridget Summers from Sacred Heart Catholic School in L’Anse. Catholic Schools In the second segment, Rick is joined by Race Director Jeff Foss as we look ahead to the CopperDog 150 sled dog race. Copperdog Brought to …

Lake Linden: Clarence William ”Chris” Little, 76, of Lake Linden, passed away on January 25, 2018. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, July 17, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Lake Linden. The Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden is in charge of …

Hancock-Join Inseo Yoon, the 2017 Isle Royale Teen Artist in Residence, at the Copper Country Community Arts Center as she talks about her experience as the 2017 Teen Artist in Residence at Isle Royale National Park. Inseo will share photos from her time on the island during the summer of …