Category Archives: Local News

Nurses from Aspirus Keweenaw delivered a dose of medicine to the health provider during a rally at the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. The hospital plans to expand its Laurium location with a 36 million dol...

Summer is a wonderful time for some family fun. During the past couple of family fun fairs with the Copper Shores outreach and education, the foundation has encouraged youth to get outside and active....

Baraga County is considering installing traffic monitoring cameras at key entrances to the county. At last night's meeting, Sheriff Joe Brogan told county commissioners that the system would help trac...

L'Anse residents will soon be paying more for electricity and trash collection.. Last night, the village council approved an eight percent electrical rate increase, from about 12.5 cents per kilowatt ...

Houghton County Sheriff deputies and Michigan State Police UPSET execute a warrant on a Calumet Township residence following a months-long investigation. On May 6th, the MSP Upper Peninsula Substance ...

Off-roading in the Copper Country has two major seasons. All-terrain and side-by-side traverse the trails in the summer. And when the snow packs on top, snowmobiles echo around the region. Across the ...

For three years Keweenaw Queers has felt great support from the local community. Growing from a few dozen friends at the park to organizing the third annual Keweenaw Pridefest in Calumet. Organization...

A L'Anse man faces a lengthy jail term, after having been convicted in a federal jury trial of causing the death of a 19-month-old child. Prosecutors charged that 37-year-old Eugene Walter George Rant...

Elections have become more accessible in Michigan in recent years. In 2022 residents voted to allow early voting centers and expanded how voters access mail-in ballots. The idea to open access to earl...

Northern Michigan University plans to honor the legacy of the missionary and explorer for which the college town receives its name, Jacques Marquette. While traveling along the shores of Lake Michigan...