Category Archives: Featured

State Trooper, Inspector Danison, retires after 31 years in the Upper Peninsula
Michigan State Police honors a retiring inspector following a 31-year career in the Upper Peninsula. On Friday, the Michigan State Police announced Inspector Randal Danison will retire after 31 years ...
Thomas Fournier Jun 02, 2026

Keweenaw Community Foundation launches The Current: Community in Motion initiative
Keweenaw Community Foundation launches a new support initiative geared toward helping community organizations. On Monday, the Keweenaw Community Foundation announced plans to start a new initiative ai...
Thomas Fournier Jun 02, 2026

Tigers Outlast Rays - Tuesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. High School Baseball regional semifinals will be staged tomorrow. In Division Four, Jeffers will play North Dickinson at Felch. Coverage will begin ar...
Todd Overbeek Jun 02, 2026

UPDATE: M-26 head-on collision sends three individuals to hospital
UPDATE: The Houghton County Sheriff has provided more information on the M-26 Ripley accident on Friday. The article has been updated to reflect the information provided by the Houghton County Sheriff...
Thomas Fournier Jun 01, 2026

Houghton County jail Committee continues work analyzing the jail issue in June
This afternoon, the Houghton County Jail Committee will meet for the first time since Committee Chairman Jared Hrykas resigned at a meeting in May. Hrykas shared with fellow members that the time comm...
Thomas Fournier Jun 01, 2026

Seniors combat loneliness and share a nutritious meal at new Copper Shores Meet and Eat sites
Last August, Houghton County voters chose to add a new senior nutrition millage to the tax roll. The move helped the county join much of the state's county governments in supporting Meals on Wheels th...
Thomas Fournier Jun 01, 2026

Lakes Boys Win DIII U.P. Track Title - Sunday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. High School At the U.P. Track and Field Finals held in Kingsford on Saturday... Lake Linden-Hubbell won the boys Division III team title. Among local ...
Todd Overbeek May 31, 2026

Copper Country Today - May 31, 2026
On this week's Copper Country Today: Host Todd VanDyke talks with Jessica Mills from Copper Shore Meals on Wheels about their expansion since the passage of the Houghton County Senior Nutrition millag...
Todd Overbeek May 30, 2026

Hancock Wins Two District Titles - Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. High School In softball district tournament action yesterday... Division Two - Houghton's season ended with a 15-5 loss to Kingsford in their semifina...
Todd Overbeek May 30, 2026

MI-TRALE helps 36 students become Certified to Ride during annual ORV program
MITRALE helps young people get outside and on the trail. Ahead of the ATV/ORV season getting underway across the western Upper Peninsula, MITRALE hosted students for a program at Camp Nesbit. The annu...
Thomas Fournier May 29, 2026






