Category Archives: Local News

Over the weekend, kids and families got an introduction into geology, archeology, and other cool science while at the Copper Country Gem and Mineral Show. Dr. Nathalie Brandis with the Copper Country ...

The Michigan DNR may place a fishing restriction on the Pilgrim River over a 10-year period. Tomorrow, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will host a public engagement session with the commu...

A Wisconsin man is dead following a mishap in an Ontonagon County gravel pit. Ontonagon County sheriff's deputies and SONCO first responders were called out at 2:20 Thursday afternoon to the Highpoint...

Last year Isle Royale Seaplanes began work to settle into Hubbell. The move helped with a safer landing area than along the Portage Canal and offered more space for a growing business. But the decisio...

Calumet celebrates reopening a rejuvenated area of the village. The Calumet greenspace improvement project on 5th Street has been in development since 2019 and provides a place for the community to en...

The EPA, EGLE and Honeywell will begin tackling cleanup projects in the Keweenaw next year. The group has worked together since 2019 on the voluntary Great Lakes Legacy Act project agreement to clean ...

Across the great lakes some might keep a special rock in their house. Or even a collection of gems and minerals. The Upper Peninsula's geological history formed some unique minerals, gems, and rocks. ...

In 2023 Croatians in the Copper Country held the first itiration of what would become CroFest this weekend. That event invited Joe Grlica, better known as Croatian Elvis, to add a different element to...

Houghton County will continue to discuss with communities ways to improve public safety. Despite the results of the jailhouse millage in Tuesday's election, Commission Chair Tom Tikkanen says there wa...

Three years later Lambda Chi Alpha's brothers will move back into their college avenue home. In 2022 the fraternity suffered a devastating fire that destroyed not just the roof, but the third floor. B...