MARQUETTE — Firefighting just got a lot more efficient for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Two Fire Boss aircraft, each capable of scooping up to 800 gallons of water from a lake in just 15 seconds, have been added to the MDNR firefighting fleet this season. The planes, leased ...

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 ...

Editors Note:This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.” LANSING — With Michigan motorists facing some of the highest fuel prices in the nation, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is backing calls to ...

HOUGHTON — Police responded to a two-vehicle accident on the US-41/M-26 exchange Thursday morning. There was property damage from a rear-end collision but no injuries, police said. Colloquially referred to as the “Yooper Loop,” the exchange has drivers from north and southbound US-41 ...

BARAGA — Two students from Phillip Latendresse Elementary School in Baraga have qualified invited to participate in the Invention Convention National Competition next month in downstate Dearborn. Adelyn Wilson and Allie Johnston’s project, “Magic Footsteps,” was presented in the state ...

KEWEENAW COUNTY – Brockway Mountain Drive remains closed to vehicle traffic, the Keweenaw County Road Commission announced Thursday morning, adding the popular scenic drive will remain closed indefinitely. The KCRC says because of the severity of the winter, an excessive number of trees were ...