HOUGHTON ­— Wednesday afternoon began the first of five “Stuff a Blue Goose” events hosted by the Michigan State Police (MSP) to raise funds and food items for pantries of communities within Copper Country. The first event took place in Houghton at MarketPlace Foods where state troopers ...

HANCOCK — The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department wrote to a developer seeking to withdraw a variance request made to the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy regarding its housing project in Portage Township, asking the developer to withdraw and correct a letter with ...

ONTONAGON — An Ontonagon kayaker who went missing in July 2023 was identified Tuesday, two days after his body was found in Lake Superior in Ontonagon Township. Dale Venema, 74, was last seen kayaking on July 14, as he was paddling out to Lake Superior; a resident saw his kayak unoccupied ...

HANCOCK — The three Finlandia University properties now owned by Hancock are about 70% cleaned out, Hancock City Manager Mary Babcock said during Monday’s Planning Commission meeting.  The city purchased Mannerheim, Nikander and Wargelin halls for a combined $30,000 last year with the ...

CALUMET — A driver was transported to UP Health System — Portage after a four-vehicle crash in Franklin Township Thursday afternoon. Driver distraction was a factor in the crash, the MSP said. The crash occurred about 5:55 p.m. on U.S. 41, where a vehicle was stopped in the northbound ...

HANCOCK — The Copper Country Humane Society’s cats will have a little more room thanks to the efforts of its staff and the help of the Canal Run. The CCHS received a $5,000 check from the organizing committee of the annual run Thursday afternoon. The donation is part of the Canal Run ...