Category Archives: Local News

A Houghton woman will face charges related to the deaths of two motorcyclists on US-41. The Houghton County Prosecutor's Office charged Sze Wenn Tiang, 45, of Houghton, with two counts of moving viola...

Over decades of steady mining, the Quincy Mine in Hancock earned the nickname "Old Reliable." Today, the site no longer extracts copper from the earth, but it reliably unearths history. The Quincy Min...

Donations have been rolling into the Salvation Army's Bread of Life Center in Hancock since the start of August, fueling the Keweenaw Peninsula Backpack Program's mission to equip students for the sch...

Houghton County's prosecutor's office provide updates on recent dangerous vehicular accidents in the community. On Monday The Houghton County prosecutor confirmed a minor will face charges related to ...

For many years, the Calumet Players have entertained the Copper Country with performances in Calumet. This weekend, the troupe moves to a much larger stage at the Rozsa Center. The show, the 25th Annu...

The Copper Shores Community Health Foundation announced Sunday it plans to award more than $600,000 in support of three recreation projects. The largest award will support construction and expansion e...

While many machines help visitors traverse the Keweenaw Peninsula, many people in the region still choose to travel under the power of a single horse. While many trails in the western Upper Peninsula ...

Late in the 1926 shipping season, a storm ran two ships aground near the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The City of Bangor, a freighter carrying cars from Detroit to Duluth, and the Thomas Maytham, ca...

Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College announced Friday it will receive a $700,000 National Science Foundation award to strengthen applied research and hands-on student learning opportunities. The cros...

Law enforcement responded early this morning to Dunkin' of Houghton-not for donuts and coffee, but to collect donations supporting Special Olympics of Michigan. City of Houghton Police Lieutenant Nick...