Category Archives: News

UPDATE: This story has been updated to include additional information from the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. Fire destroyed the Whitetail Cabin at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Par...

Houghton Portage Township Schools is seeking a resident to fill a vacancy on its board of education. The district, which provides education to more than 1,400 students, needs someone to fill the vacan...

The Michigan State Police Calumet Post has added a new trooper from the latest MSP Trooper Recruit School's 61 graduates. Trooper Landon Strzelewicz will join the team at the Calumet Post after recent...

After a winter with near-record snowfall totals, the Memorial Day weekend includes lots of local outdoor activities. The Locavore Festival kicks off the farmers market season on the downtown Houghton ...

The clock is ticking down to Bridgefest, with the parade scheduled for three weeks from today. If you want to be in it, Katie Schlief from the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce suggests you sign up as soon...

Supporters of the Hancock Public School Library turned out to the Hancock City Council meeting last night. The Library is facing deep cuts because of budget issues with the Hancock School District. Re...

The aging electrical cables that connect Houghton and Hancock will be getting an upgrade. At last night's Hancock City Council meeting, a representative from the Upper Peninsula Power Company explaine...

The City of Hancock is getting a new police vehicle. At last night's meeting, council members voted to spend $47,908 for a Ford Explorer equipped for law enforcement use. City Manager Mary Babcock not...

The Hancock City Council will consider the purchase of a radar speed trailer and display at tonight's meeting. Other agenda items include potential approval of the Hancock Campground Connector Trail b...

State environmental officials plan to reissue a key water quality permit for the Line 5 tunnel, according to a preliminary decision announced Tuesday afternoon. Bridge Magazine reports that the permit...