HOUGHTON – Houghton County has outgrown how it handles recyclables, according to Brenden Presnell, materials management plan coordinator with the Western Upper Peninsula Planning Region (WUPPDR). Presnell said Houghton County processes about 18,000 tons of material per year, and currently ...

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) The group that claims to be Michigan’s largest hunting and fishing group has announced it is dissolving. “It’s not something we wanted to ...

LANSING – Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel has joined a multistate comment letter signed by 22 states opposing a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) proposal that would allow the mailing of certain firearms across state borders. Since 1927, federal law has prohibited the USPS from mailing ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The National Weather Service has a neutral outlook on temperatures this summer in the Upper Peninsula, while AccuWeather predicts temperatures ranging 2 to 3 degrees above average. AccuWeather expects the hottest summer weather compared to average in the U.S. will be in the ...

HOUGHTON – The city of Houghton announced is closing a short section of East Lakeshore Drive to through traffic as condominium foundation work on the Gateway Project began. A construction fence will shift north to allow bank site work to continue. City Manager Eric Waara said the closure is ...

HANCOCK — The Copper Country Community Arts Center (CCCAC) in Hancock is holding its sixth annual online auction fundraiser this week. During the auction, which opens Wednesday and ends Saturday, participants have the opportunity to enjoy some bidding fun from the comfort of their home. The ...