LAURIUM – Laurium Police have apprehended three suspects related to a rash of vehicle break-ins in the village, said Police Chief Kurt Erkkila. In the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 1, several residents throughout the village reported property missing or out of place from their ...

HOUGHTON COUNTY – The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the entire Upper Peninsula through Wednesday. The statement, issues at 8:30 a.m. Monday, said heavy rain may fall on a deep primed snowpack leading to the melt increasing. Flows in rivers may increase quickly and ...

LAURIUM — The Laurium Fire Department announced on Wednesday it has received its new Fire Equipment Vehicle from the Danko Emergency Equipment Company. This equipment vehicle was fully funded in April 2024 for $250,000 through the 2024 Michigan Treasury Department FDCVT grant. At the April, ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on March 25 regarding a time-limited price change to better align its costs of transportation with the market. A statement from the USPS says an 8% increase was approved by the Governors ...

SAULT STE. MARIE — Tribal Court Chief Judge Charles Palmer has been terminated following the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians’ board meeting Tuesday night. The decision came after the Board of Directors — 12 members and one chairperson — held a closed session. The board voted ...

HOUGHTON — On Monday, 12th Circuit Court Judge Brittany Bulleit sentenced 23-year old Jacob Kempainen to 15 to 50 years for second degree homicide. The Heartland, Wisconsin man was arrested in December 2023 for the murder of his grandfather, Alvin Kempainen, in his Hancock Township home. ...