HOUGHTON — The sentencing of Jacob Kempainen in Houghton County Circuit, scheduled for Monday, was postponed due to the closure of the Houghton County Courthouse because of blizzard conditions. In December, the 22-year old Kempainen pleaded guilty to 2nd degree murder for his role in the Dec. ...

HOUGHTON – A blizzard warning issued for the Upper Great Lakes for Sunday and Monday did not produce the snowfall totals predicted for the Keweenaw Peninsula, but the central, east and southeast Upper Peninsula were heavily impacted. Meteorologist Ryan Metzger, head of the National Weather ...

STANTON TOWNSHIP – A woman from Wisconsin was hospitalized as a result of a weekend snowmobile accident in rural Houghton County. At 1:39 p.m. Saturday, Michigan State Police (MSP) at the Calumet Post responded to a call regarding a snowmobile crash near Toivola. MSP Sergeant Russell ...

HOUGHTON — Due to severe winter weather and blizzard-like conditions impacting Northern Michigan, the Daily Mining Gazette will not be printed or delivered on Tuesday. The safety of our employees, carriers, and distribution teams remains our top priority during these extreme ...

IRONWOOD — In late 2025, investigators from the Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team (GIANT), obtained information that Megan Danielle Benton and Cynthia Lee Sullivan, along with known and unknown co-conspirators, had been bringing large amounts of methamphetamine and heroin to Gogebic County and ...