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Dear Annie

Dear Annie: My twin sister and I have been compared to each other for as long as I can remember. As children, people compared our grades, our looks, our friends and even our personalities. We always laughed it off, but now that we are older, I'm beginning to realize how much those comparisons ...

K-Day held in Chassell

CHASSELL — Upwards of 3,000 Michigan Tech students showed up at Chassell Centennial Park Friday afternoon to browse the many ways to get involved on campus. K-Day (short for Keweenaw Day) provided students with many options to choose from, including Greek Life, club sports, niche hobbies and ...

Tech releases enrollment figures

HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University has officially ushered in a new academic year and welcomed the undergraduate class of 2030. Tech officially unveiled its enrollment figures and university statistics for the 2026-2027 school year Friday. According to figures released by the ...

Isle Royale search continues

KEWEENAW COUNTY – The Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it has joined in the search for a downstate man who was reported missing after a solo hiking trip to Isle Royale National Park, Sheriff Curt Pennala told the Daily Mining Gazette on Friday. “We have personnel who have been ...

GOP withdraws jail endorsement

HOUGHTON — The Copper Country Republican Party has gone on record formally opposing the proposed $28 million Houghton County jail bond millage appearing on the Nov. 3 ballot. In a letter transmitted to County Board Chairman Tom Tikkanen, local party chairman Dan Holcomb delivered the ...

With no time to spare

Editor's note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. LANSING — With time running out to save the Great Lakes’ whitefish from a deadly mussel invasion, Michigan officials have a ...