LANSING — A partisan, two-bill packaged was introduced in Lansing last week that, if passed, would establish and fund a state veterans cemetery in the Upper Peninsula, allowing U.P. veterans to interred closer to home. Currently, there are no state veterans cemeteries in Michigan. State ...

MARINETTE, WI — Marinette High School Principal Justin Bardowski, who lives in Menominee, was recently charged with disorderly conduct and battery after being placed on administrative leave from the school in January. Bardowski, 41, faces one count of battery, a Class A misdemeanor ...

HANCOCK — Green means pet, yellow means ask and red means do not touch. These are the core tenants of how pet-consent worked at Copper Shores’s Puppy Parade which took place Wednesday evening in downtown Hancock. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of sexual assault and highlight ...

HOUGHTON – The city of Houghton has officially been given the designation of Bird City, becoming the first community in the Upper peninsula to earn the recognition from Michigan Audubon and the Bird City Network. Houghton is the northernmost Bird City in the state, and the only community in ...

KEWEENAW COUNTY – Keweenaw County Sheriff Curt Pennala said four of the county’s five townships are facing critical shortages of first responders. “Fortunately," said Pennala, "the Search & Rescue seems to be well-staffed right now, but particularly, what the county needs right now ...

CHASSELL — An annual fundraising effort is returning to the Copper Country once again. The Chassell Country Western Show will start at 5:30 p.m. on May 9 at Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts. The money raised through ticket sales and donations will go towards the Chassell Township Schools ...