HOUGHTON COUNTY – The Michigan Dept. of Education (MDE) announced last week that more than $24.2 million in CTE expansion grants have been awarded to 56 school districts across the state. The three-year competitive grants are designed to expand student access to high-quality CTE programs ...

ESCANABA — Instead of spending what was scheduled as the first day of summer at the beach, many U.P. students are looking at spending more time in the classroom. Several school districts have announced updated school calendars — or potential updates — to reflect the amount of snow days ...

ESCANABA — Across the central Upper Peninsula, excessive water from rain and melting snow is causing problems for drivers, first responders, homeowners and municipalities. Water levels are expected to continue to rise and may peak mid-week. Some roads have washed out — others have ...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of 12 weekly stories focusing on America’s 250th birthday, as told through the lens of our communities and the role many of the places we call home played in shaping the nation before, during and after the Revolutionary War. This week we begin in ...

Editors note: Beginning today the Daily Mining Gazette, in cooperation with other Upper Peninsula papers, will run companion pieces to our America 250 stories with a focus on the U.P.'s role in building America. Compiled from Marquette Regional History Center articles Following the ...

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 ...