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Music for a cause

PAINESDALE — Jeffers High School hosted a mental health benefit concert Friday evening with seven local bands and music programs in the Copper Country. The funds raised through donation went to Unité Mental Health and Wellness, a mental health-focused non-profit.  The concert was organized ...

Maritime traffic has priority over bridge traffic

HOUGHTON — During summer boating season, motorists often become frustrated when the Portage Lake Lift Bridge is raised during random hours of the day for marine pleasure craft. The reason, however, is actually a federal regulation. Marine traffic on the Keweenaw Waterway generally holds ...

Single-family housing starts in March at their highest since 2022

Single-family housing starts in March were at their highest since 2022, a fast start to the construction year that could bring more supply to home markets that are still painfully expensive. The new data from surveys was released April 29 by the U.S. Census Bureau, with information from ...

Volunteers Sought

EAGLE HARBOR – The Keweenaw County Historical Society (KCHS) is seeking new members as well as volunteers to help at any and all of its eight historic sites and 11 museums scattered across the county. Most of the sites will open the week of June 14 and close in mid-October. KCHS Board ...

High Court restores mifepristone access

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortions are provided across the nation. The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito temporarily allows women seeking ...