Category Archives: Local News

Laurium will begin to implement new garbage rules that were approved by the council in 2023. Just before the village's new rules were set to take effect, the village suffered the loss of the Departmen...

There is always a good reason to celebrate. Next week, the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home invites the Copper Country to celebrate with staff and volunteers, to honor 45 years of supporting survi...

Gogebic County Sheriff seeks information as the whereabouts of two teens, suspected of running away together. Savannah Merrill and Kyle Breese were last seen in Bessemer around midnight on May 13th. L...

Nurses from Aspirus Keweenaw delivered a dose of medicine to the health provider during a rally at the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. The hospital plans to expand its Laurium location with a 36 million dol...

Summer is a wonderful time for some family fun. During the past couple of family fun fairs with the Copper Shores outreach and education, the foundation has encouraged youth to get outside and active....

Baraga County is considering installing traffic monitoring cameras at key entrances to the county. At last night's meeting, Sheriff Joe Brogan told county commissioners that the system would help trac...

L'Anse residents will soon be paying more for electricity and trash collection.. Last night, the village council approved an eight percent electrical rate increase, from about 12.5 cents per kilowatt ...

Houghton County Sheriff deputies and Michigan State Police UPSET execute a warrant on a Calumet Township residence following a months-long investigation. On May 6th, the MSP Upper Peninsula Substance ...

Off-roading in the Copper Country has two major seasons. All-terrain and side-by-side traverse the trails in the summer. And when the snow packs on top, snowmobiles echo around the region. Across the ...

For three years Keweenaw Queers has felt great support from the local community. Growing from a few dozen friends at the park to organizing the third annual Keweenaw Pridefest in Calumet. Organization...