IRON MOUNTAIN — Clemens Aigner, a 33-year-old Austrian who holds the record for the longest jump in Pine Mountain’s storied history, heads a field of 40 jumpers competing this weekend in the Sanford Health Marshfield Clinic FIS Continental Cup at Giant Pine Mt. outside of Iron ...

LAURIUM – The annual CopperDog sled dog race is a week away, and the village of Laurium is ready. Village Manager Ian Lewis has been working with CopperDog organizers since they announced in June, 2025 that the race will begin in Calumet, but finish in Laurium for the first time. The ...

HOUGHTON — A severe snowstorm that struck the Keweenaw Peninsula early Wednesday morning has created hazardous driving conditions across Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. All schools in Houghton, Keweenaw and Baraga counties were closed Wednesday, along with Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community ...

HOUGHTON — Long time community leader, educator and local sports personality, Robert "Bob" Backon passed away Sunday at the Omega House in Houghton. Backon was born in downstate Highland Park, but raised in Ironwood, graduating from Luther L. Wright High School. He earned his bachelor's of ...

HOUGHTON – Scores of companies and hundreds of students gathered at Michigan Technological University's Student Development Complex Tuesday for Michigan Tech’s Spring Career Fair, which ran from noon to 5 p.m. More than 150 employers from across the country were on hand for the event, said ...

MARENISCO — In 2018, the Ojibway Correctional Facility in Gogebic County’s Marenisco Township was closed by the Michigan Department of Corrections, economically devastating the region and putting many people out of work. Over the years, several proposals for what to do with the property ...