Category Archives: Local News

We Energies Foundation plans to award $150,000 in first responder grants. Recently, We Energies Foundation announced it will begin accepting grant applications from first responder agencies in the Upp...

Just like how spring brightens up the Keweenaw Peninsula, art can brighten up a home. Starting Wednesday, the Copper Country Community Arts Center opens the 6th annual online auction fundraiser. The C...

Research from Michigan Technological University may help make Michigan's roads more durable. When Zhanping You began working at Michigan Technological University, he hoped to further develop an idea f...

Houghton fire department responds to a debris fire behind a fraternity house on College Avenue. On Monday around 10 pm, Houghton city fire fighters responded to a call for a fire on a hillside from a ...

A new recreation season brings new members to trail organizations each spring. Tonight, MI TRALE holds the first meeting of the new recreation season. The meeting will include a virtual option for mem...

A small group can have a big impact. Recently, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Western Upper Peninsula earned one of three Pinnacle Awards given out by the national organization. The award recognizes ...

Finding yourself as the victim of a crime can cause an individual a lot of stress. Worrying about what will happen with the accused, keeping up with a fast-paced court system and trying to recover fro...

Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College sends 28 students out into the world as the institution celebrates the end of academic journeys for graduates this evening. Six of this semester's graduates will ...

A Houghton County man was sentenced Friday in 12th Circuit Court for home invasion and assault with intent to do great bodily harm. George Thomas Mendivil, 26, was sentenced to serve concurrent senten...

Protecting Lake Superior's watershed is a lifelong mission of many residents across the Upper Peninsula. On Sunday, Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship hosts a virtual program in partnership wi...