IRON RIVER — An 80-year-old man was found dead after an Iron River house exploded Saturday night, according to Michigan State Police. The blast at 820 Cayuga St. was reported at about 9:30 p.m. and debris was scattered as far as three blocks away, state police said in a news release. The ...

By GARRETT NEESE gneese@mininggazette.com HANCOCK — Local nonprofits are getting more than $850,000 this week from the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation’s Giving Tuesday campaign. The global campaign to encourage philanthropy takes place every year on the Tuesday after ...

The Keweenaw Peninsula is in the midst of an unseasonably warm period that has plagued many snow-based activities and businesses. Although the area has already received more snow than the record low of 81.3” in 1930-31, the warm temperatures have rapidly decreased the snowpack in the woods ...

HANCOCK — Rags, branches, leaves, rusty nails — the things many people might pass by or discard provide the inspiration, and sometimes the source material, for Cynthia Coté’s art. Coté’s exhibit “Requiem for the Overlooked,” will be shown at the Finlandia Art Gallery from ...

EAGLE RIVER — Keweenaw County Sheriff Curt Pennala announced on Tuesday that the county is seeking public input in the early stages of planning for a Keweenaw County Emergency Operations Center. An online survey is available for interested members of the public to complete and a public ...

HANCOCK — Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) has announced that funds are available for Spring 2024 scholarships and grants. The Kellogg Youth Fund is offering grants to support programs and projects that are directly related to youth in Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. “The grant ...