LANSING — U.P. state legislators are vying for more concentrated and U.P. specific rule making in regards to natural resources with the introduction, last month, of House Bills 4783-4786. The bills introduced by State Reps. Dave Prestin (R-Cedar River), Greg Markkanen (R-Hancock), Karl Bohnak ...

Gladstone — The Michigan State Police (MSP) Gladstone Post has located a Gladstone woman who was previously reported missing. On Friday afternoon, Brenda Meadows was found deceased in her vehicle in a remote area of Delta County. No foul play is suspected. In a press release issued Thursday, ...

HOUGHTON — Fans of television, gaming, comics and other entertainment flocked to the Memorial Union Building on the campus of Michigan Technological Unicersity for the seventh annual Geek U.P. Saturday. The miniature comic convention has provided Keweenaw residents and Michigan Tech students ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula’s not seasonally adjusted jobless rate dipped to 5.8% in August, down from 6.6% in July and 5.9% a year ago, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. The region’s civilian labor force was estimated at ...

LANSING — The respective leaders of the Michigan Legislature and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday evening announced that they have reached a budget deal just days before the end of the current fiscal year, by proxy avoiding a government shutdown and raising sorely needed money for ...