In observance of the Christmas Holiday Thursday, there will be no Daily Mining Gazette, printed tomorrow. No paper will be mailed nor will there be any at retail outlets. The Daily Mining Gazette offices will close at noon today and reopen for business as usual on Friday (Dec. 26). On behalf ...

WAKEFIELD — Instead of Santa and his sleigh, Michigan State Police (MSP) troopers aboard their “Blue Goose” patrol car brought Christmas cheer to a young girl fighting cancer far from home. On Dec. 13, staff from the Wakefield Post learned from Vialah’s grandmother during a Shop with a ...

LANSING — Rank MI Vote, the grassroots organization pushing for a ballot initiative to establish ranked choice voting in Michigan, has paused its statewide efforts to get that measure on the 2026 ballot. Rank MI Vote Executive Director Pat Zabawa wrote in a statement that the pause is ...

HOUGHTON – With the holidays here, law enforcement agents across the state offer similar, if not identical, advice on staying safe: Don’t drink and drive. “If you’re going to be out and celebrating holiday festivities, make sure you have a plan to get home,” Houghton Police Chief ...

KEWEENAW COUNTY – On Dec. 18, the Government Executive published an article saying the Department of Homeland Security is opening $60,000 bonuses for Border Patrol agents and other officers. While Keweenaw is a border county, Sheriff Curt Pennala said his office will not see those bonuses. ...