Category Archives: News

From the Michigan State Police: The Michigan State Police (MSP) is warning residents about a recent phone scam involving individuals posing as MSP personnel. Reports indicate that scammers are calling...

Sunday often means a day off from work and time spent with family. This summer, families from around the Copper Country can spend that time together at the Copper Shores Community Picnic. The Copper S...

A decades-old wastewater system is getting a thorough examination to prevent future problems. Following heavy storms, the L'Anse Wastewater Treatment Plant can become overwhelmed. The system, which ha...

A new leader is steering Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College toward its next chapter. Melissa Kiesewetter has been president of KBOCC for seven months, and she's already immersed herself in understa...

Learning to drive takes hours of practice. And nothing really prepares you for what to do in an emergency than advice from first responders. In August, the Michigan State Police Teen Defensive Driving...

Verna Mize's name is synonymous with Lake Superior. In the 1970s, she led an effort to hold taconite companies accountable for the tailings left in the lake. The impact of that movement forced compani...

Michigan Tech's Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology earns a grant award from the Gene Haas Foundation. The Gene Haas Foundation will award an $18,000 grant to the MMET de...

Michigan Technological University names M. Emin Kutay as the chair of the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering. Kutay comes to Houghton from East Lansing. For the past 18 yea...

HuskyFAN earns a $4,400 grant to support partnerships with local farms. On Wednesday, Husky Food Access Network announced it will receive a grant award from the Keweenaw Community Foundation's Local F...

Two local organizations are joining forces to support residents in need. Breakwater Federal Credit Union and St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank are partnering to collect items that will restock shelves at ...