IRON MOUNTAIN — An Iron Mountain man accused of starting a fire at his ex-girlfriend’s home in January 2024 has been found not guilty of second-degree arson. The jury deliberated for about two hours Thursday before acquitting 47-year-old Matthew Thomas Olk after a three-day trial in ...

LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, on Monday, found Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson violated the Michigan Campaign Finance Act (MCFA) when announcing her race for governor. This comes after several complaints were filed in regards to Benson, a Democrat, using the lobby of a ...

Copper Country — After several days of the Copper Country under high levels of fire danger, the weekend brought continuous rain, low temperatures and some brief snow showers in spots to help alleviate the hazard. Despite the brief relief, however, fire danger levels will rise again this ...

KEWEENAW COUNTY – At a recent public update meeting of the The Nature Conservancy’s Keweenaw Heartlands, some questions were raised regarding the banning of small fires, structures such as hunting blinds and access to Heartlands property and ORV trails. Keweenaw Heartlands published a ...

CALUMET — The purpose was right there in the name ... Fun and Family, From noon to 3 p.m. the Calumet Colosseum was filled with participants of all ages as families shared a few hours of fun and games of all kinds. The Family Fun day was held in conjunction with Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy ...

ESCANABA — A lightning strike was determined to be the cause of the fire at the Bonifas Fine Arts Center on Thursday night. “We had the local fire inspector come in. It does seem like it has been established that it was a lightning strike to the roof of the theater area that caused the ...