Category Archives: News

KFRC invites kids and families to relieve the cabin fever with some fun outside
With more than 200 inches of snow landing in the Keweenaw Peninsula so far this winter, it's easy to feel trapped indoors. But before the region warms up the Keweenaw Family Resource Center wants to g...
Thomas Fournier Feb 18, 2025

MTU Public Safety and Police Services locate the body of a missing university student
The body of a missing Michigan Technological University student has been located. Today MTU Department of Public safety and Police services officials announced a search has located the deceased body o...
Thomas Fournier Feb 18, 2025

Lake Linden - Hubbell quickly organize benefit concert for Laurium at the Calumet Theatre
The Copper Country comes together to support each other's communities. Tomorrow evening Lake Linden - Hubbell schools will host a benefit concert to help the village of Laurium recover after a fire th...
Thomas Fournier Feb 18, 2025 Lake Linden - Hubbell Bands will lead a benefit concert supporting a neighboring community.

Copper Country residents rally alongside 50501 protests nationwide
Some Copper Country residents raised banners in support of the people and the constitution at Bridgeview Park on President's Day. Protestors voiced concerns about recent actions by President Donald Tr...
Thomas Fournier Feb 18, 2025 Several residents rallied in the cold and snow on Monday, February 17th, for over an hour.

Body of Missing MTU Student Found
UPDATE 2/18, 10:00 am - Officials with the Michigan Tech Department of Public Safety say the body of missing grad student Matthew Sisson has been found. No foul play is suspected. Out of respect for t...
Todd Overbeek Feb 18, 2025

Mont Ripley Ski Patrol celebrates the 80th anniversary of the 10th Mountain Division
Mont Ripley Ski Patrol celebrates veterans and the 80th anniversary of the formation of a World War Two army ski division. Tomorrow evening Mont Ripley will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the 10th ...
Thomas Fournier Feb 17, 2025

Copper Shores victim Support introduces a new victim support group with a self guided resource
Keeping one foot in front of the other can become difficult on a healing journey without support. Next week Copper Shores Victim Support will start a new support group, open to all those seeking growt...
Thomas Fournier Feb 17, 2025

Village of Calumet DDA opens access to the 2025 Small Scale Grants program
Calumet wants to keep the village's historic preservation and community looking good into 2025. In the past several years the village of Calumet has worked to reinvigorate the community, even earning ...
Thomas Fournier Feb 17, 2025 In 2024 Calumet Floral was a recipient of a grant award from the Village of Calumet DDA.

Michigan Technological University professor seeks participants for study of people that use nicotine
Michigan Technological University professor seeks willing participants for a study of those who use nicotine products. Professor William Cooke, with the MTU Department of Kinesiology and Integrative P...
Thomas Fournier Feb 14, 2025

Some sponsors become volunteers during CopperDog weekend in the Keweenaw Peninsula
Since Copperdog first arrived on the Keweenaw peninsula one of the event's largest sponsors has been the incrediblebank in Calumet. Recently incredible bank helped Copperdog kick off its sponsorship d...
Thomas Fournier Feb 14, 2025