EAGLE RIVER — A resolution from Governor Gretchen Whitmer recognized yesterday (Jan. 9) as National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Her resolution states in part: Law enforcement officers, including police officers, sheriff's deputies, state troopers, federal agents, corrections officers, ...

HOUGHTON — Registration and nominations are now open for the Keweenaw Community Spark Plug Awards Dinner, to be held on Thursday, March 12, at the Memorial Union Ballroom in Houghton. The Keweenaw Community Spark Plug Awards celebrate and recognize outstanding local businesses, ...

ESCANABA — The Escanaba High School girls basketball teams had an unexpected and frightening night Tuesday after leaving their game against Marquette when their school bus slid off an icy road and rolled on its side in a ditch. A few students were injured, none seriously. A passerby and ...

EAGLE RIVER – Keweenaw Search and Rescue was among some 60 nonprofit organizations to receive donation funding from Copper Shores Community Health Foundation’s Giving Tuesday on Dec. 29. The volunteer search and rescue organization received $8,557 during the Giving Tuesday ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — At about the same time a bus carrying girls basketball players slid off the road in Marquette County, icy conditions Tuesday night led a school bus to hit a towing rig on the shoulder of U.S. 2 near Alfredson Road in eastern Dickinson County. According to the Iron Mountain ...

WASHINGTON — A new congressional “minibus” of three spending bills for 2026 was released by the House and Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday. The bipartisan spending package would reduce funding for a host of energy and environment programs while rejecting the Trump ...