HANCOCK — Hancock City Council met Wednesday and approved several financial commitments to the upcoming water and sewer project on the north side of town. More than $800,000 was pledged by the city to tear up and fix sewer lines on South Lincoln Drive, Elevation Street, Second Street and ...
MARQUETTE -- The Marquette County Search and Rescue team was called out late Sunday after receiving a report of a missing woman in the area of the Hogsback Recreation Area. According to the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office, a 26-year-old Marquette woman, who had been hiking in the area of Hogsback at around 8:55 p.m. Sunday, became disoriented while running and was unable to find her way back to the parking lot. A sheriff’s office press release details that after many unsuccessful attempts to contact someone via cell phone, contact was made and 911 emergency calls were connected. ...
ESCANABA -- As of Thursday morning, particle pollution in Delta County areas has a “hazardous” Air Quality Index (AQI) of 662 due to smoke from the raging Canadian wildfires. An AQI of 662 is extremely rare and signals a dangerous health emergency. Any reading above 301 is considered ...
HOUGHTON — Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners drew an animated crowd. Many came not to discuss items on the agenda but District 2 Commissioner Joel Keranen. Public comment was split between those calling for his resignation and those showing support. ...
HOUGHTON — It's like 2025 all over again. Residents of the Upper Peninsula, indeed throughout Michigan, woke to smoke Wednesday. Just like it was during a good portion of the Summer of 2025, smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota have begun to move over the Great Lake State. ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — A 42-year-old Iron Mountain man has been extradited from Ketchikan, Alaska to Dickinson County after being charged with first and second degree Criminal Sexual Conduct following a Michigan State Police (MSP) investigation. On December 23, 2025, allegations of criminal sexual ...
