HOUGHTON – Officials from Houghton, Keweenaw and Baraga counties gathered recently for a presentation on the topic of joining the Marquette Regional Community Corrections program (MRCC). Faith Morrison, advocate for addressing Houghton County Jail issues, said in a press release that ...

HOUGHTON — The City of Houghton celebrated its Bird City designation by hosting Spring on the Wing, an avian-focused event Saturday at the Houghton Pier. The event saw several environmental organizations manning tables, including Keweenaw Land Trust, Keweenaw Invasive Species Management ...

HANCOCK — The Copper Country Community Arts Center (CCCAC) in Hancock is holding its sixth annual online auction fundraiser this week. During the auction, which opens Wednesday and ends Saturday, participants have the opportunity to enjoy some bidding fun from the comfort of their home. The ...

HOUGHTON – The city of Houghton announced is closing a short section of East Lakeshore Drive to through traffic as condominium foundation work on the Gateway Project began. A construction fence will shift north to allow bank site work to continue. City Manager Eric Waara said the closure is ...

MARQUETTE — Firefighting just got a lot more efficient for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Two Fire Boss aircraft, each capable of scooping up to 800 gallons of water from a lake in just 15 seconds, have been added to the MDNR firefighting fleet this season. The planes, leased ...

HOUGHTON — Police responded to a two-vehicle accident on the US-41/M-26 exchange Thursday morning. There was property damage from a rear-end collision but no injuries, police said. Colloquially referred to as the “Yooper Loop,” the exchange has drivers from north and southbound US-41 ...