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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

HOUGHTON — The Office of Sustainability and Resilience at Michigan Technological University has announced its 2026 Sustainability Film Series, which will begin Jan. 15. The series, now in its 16th year, continues the tradition of bringing timely, informative, and thought-provoking films ...