Local News

The Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District along with the Stewards of Bete Grise Preserve are hosting the dedication of their newest addition to the Bete Grise Preserve – Deer Lake. The dedication will take place Sunday at 2:00pm at Point Isabelle Park. The park is located on the Gay-Lac La Belle …

Marquette – Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) announced today it will be scheduling a temporary closure of the boat launch at its Victoria Hydroelectric Development located within the Bond Falls Hydroelectric Project. UPPCO will be closing the boat launch due to upgrades being done at the site to make it …

In addition to providing fresh and local whole foods to the community, the Downtown Houghton Farmer’s Market believes it has the unique opportunity to support community outreach, education, and wellness activities. The Downtown Houghton Farmer’s Market will host a Health and Wellness Fair today from 3:30-5:30p. Participants in attendance include: …

Bicyclists will take it off-road this coming Saturday as the Great Deer Chase returns to Calumet. Leading the Big 150 Parade, Race Director Marc Norton says over a hundred mountain bikes will head out from Laurium. The bikes will then head to the trails from there and return later to …

A Trimountain man was taken to the hospital Monday afternoon after his vehicle struck a tree.  The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a one–vehicle accident on Chassell Painesdale Road around 1:00 p.m. 33–year–old Jeremy Brusso was reportedly traveling eastbound when he lost control of his 2002 Buick Century.  The vehicle …

Members of the Houghton Fire Department and their families will be out and about Tuesday afternoon for their annual Fill The Boot fundraiser. For the fourth year in a row, Houghton Fireman Buck Foltz says folks will be at various traffic stops today from 4pm to 6pm. Donations go to help …

LANSING, Mich. – An agreement providing for a potential long-term, clean energy electric power solution for the Upper Peninsula has been reached between Cliffs Natural Resources and WEC Energy Group, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced today. The proposed solution is expected to be cost-competitive for Cliffs and save money for residential customers of the Upper Peninsula, after the new generation goes into …

A Houghton County man charged with the murder of his sister appeared in 97th District Court Monday morning.   32-year-old Christian Paul Kitti is charged with Homicide—Open Murder in the shooting death of 44-year-old Kimberly Renee Bess of Calumet. Police say Bess was found dead outside of a residence in Laurium …

Ironwood, MI (August 12, 2016) – The Ontonagon Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, August 30, beginning at 9:30 a.m. (EST) at the Ewen-Trout Creek School, in Ewen, Michigan.  This meeting is open to the public. Agenda items include introduction of new committee members, election of …

Work began in July along Lake Gogebic to improve the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Bergland Dock boating access site has been completed and the site has been reopened. “This project was completed nearly two weeks earlier than scheduled,” said Dan Dowdy, unit supervisor for the DNR’s Baraga State Park …