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College Cold Case Program

MARQUETTE — Anyone who’s paged through old notebooks or tried to maintain the integrity of a physical photo knows it can be difficult. And time-consuming. For a detective working to restart a decades-old unsolved case, it’s inefficient as well. But detectives are problem solvers and ...

Summertime meals

HOUGHTON — The Summer Food Service Program (also known as SUN Meals) helps kids in rural areas get access to breakfast and lunch during the summer months. Houghton Elementary has participated in the program since 2020 and serves children under 18 and special needs adults under 26 who are ...

Half Full: Mark Wilcox

A week from today we will celebrate the Fourth of July. We celebrate an event 250 years ago when 56 men met in Philadelphia and decreed that America should be its own country, separate from Great Britain. A little over a week ago, I was in Philadelphia. I didn't sign any declaration, but I did ...

Protect lakes and rivers

LANSING — As thousands of Michiganders head to lakes and rivers for the Independence Day holiday, state and local partners are reminding boaters and anglers that a few simple steps can help protect Michigan’s waters from harmful invasive species. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed June ...

DNR seeks volunteers

ESCANABA — If you’re looking for a volunteer opportunity to help young people experience outdoor recreation – helping instill in them a sense of Michigan’s rich natural resources heritage and traditions – then the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is looking for you. Mentors ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

“Takes rocks and gravel, baby, to make a solid road, make a solid road,” – Bob Dylan Growing up in a turn-of-the-20th century mining company house, within sight of a hematite mine that had been in operation for nearly a hundred years before I was born, I think I always felt that the red ...