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Our weather patterns lately have presented a few inches of snow here and there, and then a few warmer days where that snow melts somewhat, but because that temperature drops below freezing again at night, that melted water doesn’t necessarily run off. “We had a lot of rain over the …

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month and one organization is looking to spread the word on how this problem affects the UP. The Upper Peninsula Human Trafficking Task Force includes membership from the Department of Justice, US Homeland Security Investigations, several UP law enforcement agencies, tribal communities, and social …

One man is dead after being struck by a vehicle Friday morning in Marquette County. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Negaunee Post were dispatched to the accident on US-41 near Brickyard Road at approximately 5:50 a.m.  Upon arrival it was determined that the accident involved a vehicle and a …

The Nordic Film Series at Finlandia University’s Finnish American Heritage Center resumes January 10 with a Finnish documentary that will uplift the spirits of the audience and kick off the 2019 Heikinpäivä festival. “Hobbyhorse Revolution,” a 2017 film, will show at 2 and 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 10. It is a …

Do you have a ukulele lying around your house that you always wanted to learn how to play? Or maybe you used to play that ukulele, but would like to brush up on your skills and expand your abilities. A new group is forming that may help. Yooper-Leles is scheduled …

Twenty-one students from Northern Michigan are being nominated by Congressman Jack Bergman for acceptance into a United States Military Academy. One of those nominations is Houghton High School’s Dante Cyrus, who was also recently endorsed by Senator Debbie Stabenow. Each year, members of Congress are tasked with selecting qualified students …

LANSING – Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Directive 2019-8 to help expand opportunities for businesses in Michigan’s opportunity zones, or communities that have been cut off from capital and have experienced a lack of business growth. Under the executive directive, the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB) must work …

HANCOCK, Mich. (January 3, 2019) – UP Health System – Portage is ringing in 2019 with the year’s first bundle of joy. Weighing 8 pounds and 2 ounces and measuring 20 inches, Clay was born to Brenda and Drew, Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 10:25 AM. “We are so excited to meet our …

Elementary students in the Keweenaw have the opportunity to explore science on a deeper level later this month. The Michigan Tech Great Lakes Research Center will open its classrooms to students in grades 1 through 5 for a six week after school class that introduces the students to science and …

HOUGHTON, MI, JANUARY 3, 2019 – – When longtime local resident Ken Steiner passed away suddenly two years ago, family, friends, and the entire community came together for a memorial to celebrate all the lives he touched through his decades of good work to make the Keweenaw, and the world, …