WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Gary Peters said Tuesday he has given U.S. Postmaster Gen. Louis DeJoy a May 1 deadline to provide information on the impact his proposed changes to the U.S. postal system will have on delivery speeds. “We are going to hold the Postal Service to these deadlines and ...

HOUGHTON — A Wisconsin man has been declared competent to stand trial for the December murder of a Hancock Township man. Jacob Kempainen, 21, of Hartland, is accused of fatally shooting his grandfather, Alvin Kempainen. The 86-year-old was found dead of a gunshot wound on Dec. 19. He and ...

Social media posts regarding the emergence of ticks in the Copper Country began appearing in February, which means the season for them will undoubtedly be longer this year. The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District office, in St. Paul, Minnesota, reported on April 4 that the unusually warm ...

PORTAGE TOWNSHIP — A man was taken to UP Health System - Portage for a psychiatric evaluation after barricading himself in a home while armed Sunday in Portage Township. About 2:25 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post responded to a report of a man undergoing a mental ...

HOUGHTON — More than 40 volunteers spruced up sites throughout Houghton as part of the city Beautification Committee’s spring cleanup day. Saturday’s cleanup built on a smaller one the beautification committee held last year. This year, the committee’s co-founder Julie Waara was ...

HANCOCK — Last year’s announcement that Finlandia University would be closing was a surprise, said Tommy Flanagan. It also came as a clear mandate that “something must be done.” It was. A little more than a year after the Finnish American Heritage Center’s future was jeopardy, the ...