Category Archives: Local News
Copper Country ISD seeks to replace the 20 year old special education millage at the same mill rate
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...
Oct 5, 2026
Michigan Technological University breaks ground on the Chang K Park Student Wellness Center
Michigan Technological University broke ground Friday on a new student wellness center funded by a transformative $55 million donation from Chang K. Park. Park, who attended Michigan Tech in the 1960s...
Oct 5, 2026
Huskies ice hockey opening game cancelled due to poor ice conditions
The opening game tonight of the 2026-2027 Michigan Tech Huskies ice hockey season against the Minnesota Golden Gophers has been cancelled due to poor ice condition. The games have been rescheduled to ...
Oct 2, 2026
Researchers at Michigan Technological University study impacts of PFAS in compost and food production
Researchers at Michigan Tech are investigating whether fish waste used in composting for food production poses contamination risks from PFAS chemicals. Dr. Judith Perlinger, Professor Emerita at Michi...
Oct 2, 2026
Circle UP's Color Run brightens up an already beautiful landscape
The Circle Up Color Run will add splashes of bright color to the autumn landscape along the Portage Canal on Saturday as part of Canal Colors Festival. The race, which typically draws 100 to 200 parti...
Oct 2, 2026
UP voted best fall color destination in the United States
News outlet USA Today has again rated Michigan's Upper Peninsula the best destination in the United States to view fall colors in their 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards. With more than 85% of its surface...
Oct 2, 2026
Houghton County Sheriff invites the public to coffee
Houghton County Sheriff Joshua Saaranen invites members of the public to have coffee with him at the Sheriff's Office on East Houghton Avenue in Houghton on every Thursday for the next month. The inte...
Oct 2, 2026
Isle Royale National Park expands the CUA agreement period to two years
Isle Royale National Park will open applications for commercial use authorizations this November, allowing tour operators, guides, and charter services to conduct business on the island park in 2027. ...
Oct 1, 2026 DNR fisheries biologist Shawn Sitar holds a 53-inch redfin lake trout that was captured and eventually released during the DNR's recent Isle Royale lake trout survey. Photo credit: MDNR
Rep. Greg Markkanen supports ethics bill to prevent former legislators immediately working for utility organizations
The Michigan House of Representatives passed a bipartisan ethics bill Wednesday designed to prevent former legislators from immediately pursuing careers with organizations that benefit from state fund...
Oct 1, 2026
Michigan Tech Parents weekend welcomes families of Huskies to the Copper Country
Parents and Family Weekend at Michigan Tech will see more than 1,200 family members arrive in Houghton in the next few days. The weekend, a tradition of Michigan Tech, seeks to bring families up to th...
Oct 1, 2026
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