Category Archives: News

Michigan State Police announced the promotion of Jonathan Morrison to the rank of sergeant at the St. Ignace post. Morrison began his service with Michigan State Police in 2014 following his graduatio...

With the Keweenaw Peninsula looking forward to a few days of warmer temperatures, some might have already started to think about summer days in the sunshine. Bridgefest celebrations in Houghton and Ha...

The Houghton County Road Commission shares an important message for loaded trucks in coordination with other western Upper Peninsula road commissions. Starting Wednesday, March 4, weight restrictions ...

Laurium will receive $400,000 from the MSHDA Community Development Block Grant. In an announcement Village Manager Ian Lewis shared on the Laurium Facebook page, the community will receive an award fr...

Snowmobiling enters its late-season stage, and several factors could impact safe trail conditions. On the eastern end of the Upper Peninsula, Michigan State Police responded to a fatal snowmobile cras...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...