The Michigan Economic Development Corporation on Tuesday announced the Michigan Strategic Fund Board’s approval of a $50 million Strategic Site Readiness Program performance-based grant for Copperwood Resources Inc., a subsidiary of Highland Copper, for the construction of the Copperwood Mine ...

L’ANSE — An Illinois man pleaded guilty Tuesday to operating under the influence during a October 2022 semi-truck crash at the Holiday station in L’Anse that killed one person. Dawaun Johnson, 24, of University Park, Illinois, appeared in Baraga County Circuit Court for his plea ...

EAGLE RIVER — Keweenaw county, along with 82 counties of the Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) voted in support of a repeal of Public Act 233, which goes into effect in November of this year. The MAC backs a coalition of groups called Citizens for Local Choice that is campaigning for ...

HANCOCK — The Hancock Planning Commission rescheduled its March meeting to Wednesday due to not having enough members at Monday’s meeting. Wednesday’s agenda includes the draft of the city’s master plan update, which could potentially be approved and sent on to the city council. ...

HOUGHTON — A Wisconsin woman has been declared competent to stand trial for the December murder of a Hancock Township man. Margaret Kempainen, 50, of Hartland, Wisconsin appeared via videoconference for a review hearing in 97th District Court Friday. She is accused of helping to kill her ...

HOUGHTON — A late-season winter storm hit the Keweenaw Sunday night and continued into Monday afternoon. Snow totals ranged from 3 to 7 inches, said Dan Thompson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Negaunee. The cause was a low-pressure system that brought in moisture as ...