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Banished for a year

MARQUETTE – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey announced Wednesday that four visitors to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore were fined and banished from the park for one year after engaging in acts of vandalism there. According to a press release from the U.S. ...

Murder trial in jury’s hands

ESCANABA – The public can expect to soon hear a verdict in the murder trial of Tavaris Jackson, accused of killing 22-year-old Harley Corwin in July 2023. The 12-member jury began deliberations Wednesday following closing arguments from the Michigan Attorney General’s Office and ...

No apologies

HOUGHTON — While the agenda facing the Houghton City Council at its meeting Wednesday was fairly light, things got heavy in a hurry. As soon as the meeting began, Councilor Brian Irizarry asked Mayor Robert McGowen to add an item on the agenda regarding filling a vacancy on the council. The ...

CMX among most stressful

HOUGHTON COUNTY – The Houghton County Memorial Airport placed in the top 10 of the most stressful airports in the U.S. in 2025, according to an article published by Travel Agent Central. The data, by Nova Kratom, ranked 358 U.S. airports based on flight disruptions in 2025 to identify where ...

Meet the candidates

Keweenaw Indivisible and Voters Not Politicians hosted a Meet The Candidates forum at the Hancock Community Hub Wednesday. Prospective candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives MI-01 district gathered to spread awareness of their campaigns and communicate their policy stances. Those at ...