Category Archives: Local News

Despite widespread national economic uncertainty, Visit Keweenaw reports that tourism to the region has not appreciably slowed. With fewer individuals and families travelling due to economic pressures...

The Village of Laurium is asking voters to approve a reduced Department of Public Works millage that would expand how the funds can be used. The current DPW millage collects 2.5 mills from property ow...

Editor's note: The vote by the Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners was 4-0 on Tuesday to repeal county-wide zoning. Commissioner Michael LaMotte recused himself from the vote due to a conflict of i...

A major residential fire in Negaunee Township Monday night that left one person dead is currently undergoing investigation by the Michigan State Police. The cause of the fire remains to be determined....

The City of Houghton's annual Treat Street Halloween event has been announced as taking place Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. Because snowfall often arrives early in the Copper Country, many children lose ou...

Margaret Kempainen, charged with two counts of homicide in connection with a 2023 death, intends to use the diminished capacity defense at trial, her attorney announced. The Daily Mining Gazette repor...

Dozens of motorcyclists rumbled through Michigan's Copper Country on Monday evening to raise awareness and support for the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter, a domestic violence resource serving the Kew...

Aspirus Keweenaw will be hosting flu shot clinic sessions at its Houghton and Laurium locations in the upcoming weeks in order to help keep you and your family safe and healthy this flu season. Vaccin...

With Halloween quickly approaching, the Haunted History Trail of Michigan has launched with eight locations across the state, inviting travelers to discover historic places through their ghost stories...

Copper Country Intermediate School District is asking voters to renew its special education millage in November to maintain critical services for students with disabilities. The millage, originally ap...