HANCOCK – The Keweenaw Co-op is responding to the suspension of the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) in November. Ariele Pizzo, marketing and outreach coordinator with Keweenaw Cooperative, said the co-op is focusing on food access and affordability through programs like Round ...

SAULT STE. MARIE — Two men from the eastern Upper Peninsula are facing charges of sexually abusive activity involving children. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is announced the arrest of Mason Lee Charles Harger-Laporte, ...

MUNISING — The Alger County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that foul play may be involved in the disappearance of Starla Goings, 65, missing since mid-August and the subject of a large multi-agency search since then. In statements last week, sheriff’s officials said the disappearance is ...

LAURIUM – The Laurium Village Police Department welcomed a new officer to the force in September. Officer Steve Eskola, a Laurium native and graduate of Calumet High School, completed his training at Northern Michigan University’s Regional Police Academy on Aug. 15. He is also a ...

LANSING — Pre-proposal submissions for the Department of Natural Resources’ yearly fisheries habitat grants are now being accepted. Each year, the DNR allocates $1.5 million in fisheries habitat grants to governments and nonprofit organizations around the state. To receive a grant, ...

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Saturday issued a written order saying there is “no question” that U.S. Department of Agriculture contingency funds must be used to provide food assistance for 42 million Americans during the government shutdown. Rhode Island U.S. District Court Chief ...