Category Archives: Local News

The Houghton County 12th Circuit Court will schedule trial dates for Margaret and Jacob Kempainen for down the road. On Monday a pre-trial hearing was held in the 12th Circuit court for Margaret and J...

Work is progressing on plans to create the Keweenaw County Emergency And Essential Operations Center. Last week the Keweenaw County sheriff, nature conservancy, and Keweenaw Community Foundation updat...

Fire crews respond to a house fire in Carp Lake Township on Sunday. The Ontoangon Volunteer Fire Department was called to assist the Carp Lake Township Fire Department with the structure fire around 3...

The biggest award show of the season recognizes some of the greatest accomplishments, people, and ideas. No not the Oscars, The Keweenaw Sparkplug Awards. Last week the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce, K...

Houghton Portage Township Schools will implement a cap on schools of choice on all grade levels in 2025-26. HPTS leaders say the school district is the first to start capping schools of choice in the ...

As the region moves on to the second half of winter and prepares for spring. The western upper peninsula's road commission departments have announced load weight restrictions starting on Monday March ...

Copper Shores assists many people in the western Upper Peninsula through several programs and opportunities. The foundation has meals on wheels for seniors and helps working people learn about managin...

Winter activity in the Copper Country is nearly as, if not as busy, as the region's summers. Each weekend offers a unique Keweenaw Peninsula experience from people meeting at winter farmers markets, p...

The CopperDog 150 will gather the copper country together Friday night to celebrate the start of the race. Each year the CopperDog attracts hundreds of volunteers from around the Upper Peninsula and s...

Michigan representatives in Washington voice support to settle land claims of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. Recently in a joint release, Senators Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin, and Representativ...