LANSING — The maximum weekly rate for unemployment benefits is scheduled to increase beginning Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, to $530, up from the current $446. The boost is part of bipartisan legislation signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in December 2024 to provide stronger financial support ...

COPPER COUNTRY — The blizzard that began Sunday evening and lingered into Monday morning has dumped more than 14 inches of snow on the Copper Country, according to the Keweenaw County Road Commission (KCRC). KCRC Engineer and Manager Greg Kingston said KCRC crews have encountered the usual ...

HOUGHTON — A powerful, wind-driven winter system over the weekend has pushed the Keweenaw Peninsula close to its 100-inch snowfall mark for the season, setting the stage for some of the Midwest’s best midwinter conditions. The region has fresh snow and is ready for outdoor enthusiasts to ...

Dollar Bay — Details have yet to be released regarding a house fire in Dollar Bay Saturday afternoon. Just before 2 p.m. Saturday, Central Dispatch from Negaunee Township, sent word out to the Dollar Bay Fire Department regarding a structure fire on Lake Street in Osceola Township (Dollar ...

DITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. MARQUETTE — In a region where some root for the Green Bay Packers over the Detroit Lions, Wisconsin has often felt closer than ...

HANCOCK – Tuesday was Check Presentation Day for Giving Tuesday at Copper Shores Community Health Foundation, said Emily Jacques, marketing associate with the foundation. Since 2017, donors have given more than $5.8 million to nonprofit organizations based in and serving Baraga, Houghton, ...