At 1:27 Friday afternoon, a call came into Tamarack City Fire about a blaze in the upper levels of a home at the corner of M-26 and Sixth Street. Chief Stephen Klein says damage was extensive. There’s actually a full third floor, got a finished floor. The floor is gone. …
Read More »Uncertainty surrounds Senior Walk
For decades, everyone knew what the Friday before graduation at Michigan Tech meant for Houghton and Hancock bars. During a pandemic, Senior Walk is far less certain. Houghton Police Chief says his department is preparing for a quiet edition of the rowdy tradition. It was very crowded at one time. …
Read More »Western UP priest pleads guilty to sex abuse
The Michigan Attorney General’s Office has announced that former Ontonagon and Dickinson County priest Gary Jacobs has pled guilty to criminal sexual conduct charges in four cases. He has a hearing for a fifth on May 3rd. Jacobs served in the Catholic Church in the Western Upper Peninsula in the …
Read More »High school hockey players advance to national tournament
Hancock Central High School’s Austin Salani and Calumet’s Dean Loukus are both on Team Michigan Seniors in the prestigious National Invitational Tournament this weekend. The annual event is a great opportunity for players to be scouted by all levels of professional and amateur hockey if they intend to continue their …
Read More »Hancock budget workshop focuses on vehicle fleet
After Wednesday’s Hancock City Council meeting, the group held a budget workshop. City Manager Mary Babcock said one of the major expenses that will occur over the next five years is replacing the aging vehicle fleet. She is proposing buying two new trucks in the coming months. When we’re talking …
Read More »Deep ties between Minneapolis PD and Finlandia
The Minneapolis Police Department has navigated a turbulent stretch under the guidance of a Finlandia University graduate. Chief Medaria Arradondo has a criminal justice degree from what was then Suomi College in the late 1980’s. Arradondo explained how that came to be in an interview with Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine. I …
Read More »FinnU Softball Sweeps GCC – Friday Sports Wrap
High School In high school baseball yesterday… • L’Anse v Iron Mountain – no report. On the baseball schedule this afternoon… • Houghton plays at Kingsford. • Lake Linden-Hubbell travels to Pellston. Tomorrow… • Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at a tournament in Hillman. In high school softball… • Houghton plays at …
Read More »Earth Day 2021: Huron Creek cleanup
Houghton High School students got to enjoy the outdoors Thursday morning, while learning about local history and cleaning up the environment. It was the perfect way to celebrate Earth Day in collaboration with Joan Chadde from Michigan Tech’s Great Lakes Research Center. Not everyone knows what Huron Creek is. There …
Read More »Seasonal weight restrictions still in place locally
Beginning Friday at 6 AM, the Michigan Department of Transportation will ease weight restrictions for trucking over most of the Upper Peninsula. The dividing line starts at US2/US 141 at the Menominee River Bridge near Iron Mountain. It follows US 2 east to Rapid River and runs north on US-41 …
Read More »Sisu Shuffle is Saturday
UP Health System – Portage is expanding its community events back towards normal, including the Sisu Shuffle 5k this Saturday. Angela Luskin says that preregistration is a requirement this year, and more information can be found here. Luskin says that fun is the name of the game. Whether you are …
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