×

News

Drug bust in Ontonagon County

Front Page

ONTONAGON — Three men were arrested Thursday on drug charges out of Ontonagon County. According to a press release from Ontonagon County Undersheriff Dale Rantala, the arrests stemmed from a traffic stop in Stannard Townhsip. Deputies arrested two men, ages 54 and 62 on charges of possession ...

Celebrating Ramadan

Features

CALUMET — Families, Michigan Technological University students and community members gathered in downtown Calumet Thursday evening for a community meal celebrating the last night of the Islamic holy month, Ramadan. The celebration took place at the Keweenaw Storytelling Center and included ...

Jan Tucker

Features

ONTONAGON — Ontonagon resident and Upper Peninsula radio legend, Jan Tucker is approaching five years since her final broadcast in April 2021. Tucker a fixture in the western Upper Peninsula airwaves for 52 years. Her broadcasts were aired on WJMS and WIMI in Ironwood, WMPL in Hancock and ...

Peg Kauppi

Features

COPPER HARBOR — Traveling north on highway US-41 takes travelers to all kinds of places in the United States. It starts in Florida and goes through Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana Illinois, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula. In the U.P., the highway, immortalized in the Allman Brothers' ...

Wendy Davis

Features

CALUMET — On Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, Keweenaw National Historical Park Superintendent Wyndeth (Wendy) Davis gave her last park update to the Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission. Davis, who has been the KNHP superintendent for the past 10 years, announced her retirement ...

Cora Jeffers

Features

PAINESDALE — Cora Jeffers, it can be argued, is among the most underrated women in history. A champion of education, as well as suffrage, she devoted her adult life to teaching and expanding educational opportunities for students. In fact, she earned national acclaim for her dedication, and ...