LANSING — This Christmas, thousands of Michiganders may have left some presents unopened. They were not under any tree, but in Michigan’s treasury: Cold hard cash that was theirs all along, waiting to be reunited. The Michigan Department of Treasury is holding onto about $2 billion in ...

CARACAS, VENEZUELA — A tense calm hung over Venezuela Sunday after the U.S. military operation that deposed President Nicolás Maduro, who was brought to New York to face criminal charges. President Donald Trump said the U.S. would “run” the South American country and tap its vast oil ...

IRON COUNTY — The Michigan State Police (MSP) Iron Mountain Post is requesting the public’s help in locating an adult male and an adult female who are missing. MSP is working to locate the couple and verify their wellbeing. The missing subjects are 32-year-old Paige Nichols and 46-year-old ...

HOUGHTON COUNTY – The Houghton County Road Commission (HCRC) worked round-the-clock during this past weekend’s blizzard, which dumped roughly 14 inches of snow on the Copper Country. HCRC Engineer/Manager Kevin Harju said crews had a tough time of it for a while, but were successful in ...

ADAMS TOWNSHIP – The Houghton County Road Commission (HCRC) has been awarded a Transportation Economic Development Fund Category (TDEF) F grant to rebuild approximately 3,000 feet of roadway in Adams Township. The goal of Category is to provide system continuity with the secondary all-season ...

HOUGHTON — The Houghton City Council met for the last time in 2025 Tuesday. The meeting was moved from its regular Wednesday slot to accommodate New Year's Eve. The year's last meeting was one of the shortest, lasting about 20 minutes. The only action occurred near the end of the meeting with ...