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MDOT Crews continue work on M-28 in Baraga and Houghton Counties on Tuesday. Crews began maintenance work on the us 141 m 28 project earlier this month. Beginning Tuesday motorists should expect one lane of alternating traffic on US 141 and M 28 east of Rock River in Covington township. …

Ontonagon will celebrate Labor Day with many activities and events around the village. Camp Josh started the weekend early last night with a Veteran Appreciation lunch. And today’s activities include breakfast in the town, and the Squeeze on Main before the Ontonagon Area School Trojans take the field for the …

A Laurium man has been arrested for alleged involvement in the January 6th U.S. Capitol riot. On Wednesday federal officials arrested Adam Christopher Mancuso. A warrant for Mancuso’s arrest was filed on August 23rd. Unsealed court documents outline that a week following the January 6th, 2021 capitol riot, Mancuso posted …

Hundreds of bikers visit Michigan’s most northern town each Labor Day weekend. 2024 marks the 31st annual Copper Harbor Trails Fest organized by the Copper Harbor Trails Club. The festival celebrates all things mountain biking. With many different events and activities taking place all over the trail club’s network. many bikers will take …

Ahead of Labor Day weekend, the United States Coast Guard encourages boaters to practice water safety. This week the US Coast Guard’s ninth district in the Great Lakes encouraged mariners to take key steps before getting out, to make sure everyone has a safe and fun experience on a boat. …

Just like how coffee and doughnuts go together. So does protecting and serving the communities in the copper country. This morning Michigan state police troopers from the Calumet post will host a coffee with a cop event at The Copper Range Depot in Houghton. Coffee with a Cop events are …

The Upper Peninsula Accessibility Summit will kick off in about one month. The two-day event hopes to address key issues and challenges for the disabled community living in the Upper Peninsula. The UP Accessibility Summit will be hosted by the group Accessible Keweenaw Initiative on Michigan Technological University campus. Over …

Hancock’s residents have received the new garbage schedule for the city. Now the system will look similar to how garbage services are currently provided. The biggest difference starts with the city taking over the public service from Waste Management. The city has drawn a dividing line north along Elevation Street …

Representative Greg Markkanen will run for re-election in November. He has served as the 110th district representative for five years since taking office in 2019.  Markkanen says that over the years he’s learned a lot about working for the people of the district while working with changing dynamics in Lansing. …

The Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College will partner with the Copper Country ISD for the Michigan Statewide Post Secondary Credit agreements. The KBOCC announced yesterday that the college has partnered with the CCISD’s CTE program to begin accepting post-secondary credits from students across the state. The agreements are designed to …