HOUGHTON – Some members of the public voiced their opinions on a new jail to the Houghton County Board at a special meeting last week. Some comments directed at strategies employed by the Board to advance the proposal. County resident Kevin Maki called it politics as usual. “Politics ...

LANSING — Amid a challenging federal landscape for climate action, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, speaking Wednesday at the 2025 MI Healthy Climate conference in Detroit, stood firm on the goals outlined in her climate plan, renewing her commitment to bring the state to 100% carbon ...

HANCOCK — The Hancock City Council met Tuesday for a work session regarding the city's 2025-26 budget. This meeting focused on the city campground’s revenue and expenses and requests from the city police department, department of public works, fire department and the Hancock Trails ...

COPPER HARBOR — According to Visit Keweenaw, Copper Harbor’s Hunter’s Point Park isn’t playing it cool – it just landed on a USA Today list of Michigan’s best beaches. The real flex? It’s only one of two U.P. coasts to make the cut, alongside Munising’s Sand Point. A press ...

HOUGHTON — At its meeting Monday, the Houghton County Appointment Committee narrowed its search for county drain commissioner from nine applicants to five. The position must be filled due to the upcoming retirement of current Drain Commissioner John Pekkala. The position is responsible for ...

Pope Francis ' funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Square, and a viewing of his body began today in St. Peter's Basilica, days after the popular pontiff died of a stroke at age 88. He had been lying in state in the Santa Marta Domus in a private viewing for Vatican ...