Category Archives: Local News

Organizers Celebrate Successful CopperDog
CopperDog officials are celebrating a successful weekend of racing and related events... It's the only weight pull in the whole Upper Michigan area, and it's the only winter pull in the Midwest, unles...
Todd Overbeek Mar 02, 2026

Laurium Woman Faces Meth Charges
A Laurium woman faces felony drug charges following a recent traffic stop in Ironwood. Thirty-six-year-old Chelsey Nicole Kuopous was among multiple occupants of a vehicle that was stopped for an equi...
Todd Overbeek Mar 02, 2026

Sled dog teams begin to arrive into Calumet for the 2026 Copper Dog
Sled dog teams began arriving in Calumet this morning for registration and veterinary health checks ahead of the Copper Dog race, which launches tonight at 7 p.m. from 5th Street. Veterinarians met te...
Thomas Fournier Feb 27, 2026

A SmartZone AMMP participant will appear on Shark Tank in March
A full circle moment awaits BRC. In March the MTEC AMMP program participant, BRCE, will appear in an episode of Shark Tank, the entrepreneurial ABC show that highlights many emerging companies across ...
Thomas Fournier Feb 27, 2026

A warmer place to get ready for the Great Bear Chase
After the Copper Dog race runs this weekend, the Copper Country has one more major event in the winter that invites a lot of people from outside the area to enjoy the region's recreation. The UP Healt...
Thomas Fournier Feb 27, 2026 Photo Credit: Brockit Photography

While sled dog teams head out on the trails, activity around Laurium picks up during Copper Dog events
The Copper Country's biggest celebration of winter starts tonight as residents and visitors descend upon downtown Calumet for the start of the Copper Dog race. While waiting for teams to head out at 7...
Thomas Fournier Feb 27, 2026

Robert Megowen named Houghton's new city mayor
Houghton's City Council unanimously chose Councilor Robert "Bubba" Megowen to succeed former Mayor Bob Backon. Megowen, a longtime council member, was selected for the mayor's role by his fellow counc...
Thomas Fournier Feb 26, 2026

Houghton County man to serve five years probation, and sentenced to nine-months suspended jail time, for possession of CSAM material
A Houghton County man was sentenced Wednesday in 12th Circuit Court for possession of child sexual abuse material. Raymond Reed-Vandam pleaded guilty in late 2025 to a single count of possession of ch...
Thomas Fournier Feb 26, 2026

Copper Harbor Trails Club organizes inaugural Nordic Ski event on the trail network
Before the snow melts away, Copper Harbor Trails Club will invite skiers to take an opportunity to ski down the East Bluff before the biking season gets underway. For the first time, Copper Harbor Tra...
Thomas Fournier Feb 25, 2026

Lake Superior State University will begin work to extend the lifespan of the campus
Lake Superior State University will invest $10 million to sustain the lifespan of the college campus. On Monday, the Lake Superior State University board of trustees announced plans for multi-phase in...
Thomas Fournier Feb 25, 2026






