Category Archives: Local News

The City of Houghton has announced that the lower part of Quincy Street, between Shelden and Montezuma avenues, will be repaved entirely. This work is being performed in preparation for the upcoming w...

As the inaugural week of the 2026-2027 academic year comes to a close, the new and returning students at Michigan Tech are back in the swing of things and encouraged to participate in the plethora of ...

The Copper Country Community Arts Center will display "Up Close and Personal," a new fiber art exhibit by Peg McNinch, beginning today in the Cote Exhibition Gallery. McNinch's work incorporates ruste...

Breakwater Federal Credit Union announced Wednesday it has partnered with the Michigan Tech Muslim Student Association to offer a financial literacy workshop designed specifically for international st...

Hancock's end-of-summer celebration begins Saturday with festivities on Quincy Green starting at 2 p.m. The event has grown significantly since its inaugural celebration in 2022. This year, Quincy Gre...

More than 25,000 vehicles cross the Portage Lake Lift Bridge daily, making it one of Michigan's most critical transportation corridors. That volume is more than double the traffic on the Mighty Mac. T...

As families across the nation take time to relax this Labor Day weekend, Ontonagon celebrates the workers who built America and shaped its communities. Once a bustling hub of mining and forestry produ...

As harvest season approaches the Copper Country, gardeners can get a head start on next year's crops at the Upper Peninsula Smart Gardening Conference. MSU Extension programs in the Upper Peninsula an...

A medical emergency likely caused a fatal accident in Calumet on Sunday afternoon. Michigan State Police troopers responded to a vehicle crash at School Street and Hecla Street before 4 p.m. A prelimi...

Robertson also met with Revex Technologies leaders to discuss mining production and reclamation. The company received a separate $145 million grant in 2025 for the REV Nickel Project with the Eagle Mi...