LAURIUM – The village recently learned it has been awarded a space in a competitive community exchange program offered by the Michigan Municipal League (MML). The U.P. Community Exchange Program pairs U.P. communities to share resources and ideas. The program, along with others like the ...

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Technological University Board of Trustees met Friday and established a new school in the College of Sciences and Arts and created a new major in the College of Computing to meet the demands of a rapidly growing industry. As expected, the board raised tuition by 4.02 ...

MUNISING — Media reports from the central U.P. indicate a child has died as the result of a residential fire in the city of Munising. Several media outlets reported Friday that Alger County Emergency Management said, the victim found at the scene of the house fire was a three year old ...

MARQUETTE — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released a statement declaring a State of Emergency in Marquette and Iron counties due to flooding. This brings the total number of Michigan counties declared to be under a state of emergency to 40; nearly half of all counties in Michigan. “Today, I’m ...

HOUGHTON – The ivy that has adorned the south wall of the Douglass House building on Shelden Avenue for more than 40 years has been removed, according to Robert (Bubba) Megowan, who owns the building, which provides downtown housing for senior citizens. Megowan said the ivy was removed for ...

HOUGHTON — The City of Houghton has awarded a nearly $2.7 million construction bid for improvements to the city's existing water and wastewater system. In April of 2024, the city formally approved the system improvement project which will be funded through the Michigan Clean Water State ...