HOUGHTON — The City of Houghton celebrated its Bird City designation by hosting Spring on the Wing, an avian-focused event Saturday at the Houghton Pier. The event saw several environmental organizations manning tables, including Keweenaw Land Trust, Keweenaw Invasive Species Management ...

Editors Note:This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.” LANSING — With Michigan motorists facing some of the highest fuel prices in the nation, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is backing calls to ...

HOUGHTON — Police responded to a two-vehicle accident on the US-41/M-26 exchange Thursday morning. There was property damage from a rear-end collision but no injuries, police said. Colloquially referred to as the “Yooper Loop,” the exchange has drivers from north and southbound US-41 ...

BARAGA — Two students from Phillip Latendresse Elementary School in Baraga have qualified invited to participate in the Invention Convention National Competition next month in downstate Dearborn. Adelyn Wilson and Allie Johnston’s project, “Magic Footsteps,” was presented in the state ...

KEWEENAW COUNTY – Brockway Mountain Drive remains closed to vehicle traffic, the Keweenaw County Road Commission announced Thursday morning, adding the popular scenic drive will remain closed indefinitely. The KCRC says because of the severity of the winter, an excessive number of trees were ...

LANSING — The Upper Peninsula’s not seasonally adjusted jobless rate fell to 6.6% in February, down from 7.1% in January and 8% in February 2025, according to preliminary data released by the Michigan Department of Technology Management and Budget. “Michigan regional jobless rate ...