HANCOCK — Biting cold, wind chills in excess of 25 below and snow, disrupted life in the Copper Country Friday. All schools were closed, as were Michigan Tech, Gogebic College and KBIC Ojibwa Community College. Additionally, several government offices, non-profits and local business halted ...
HOUGHTON – Houghton is one of six Michigan communities receiving more than $23.9 million in total grant funding through the Michigan Talent Partnership Program, says a Jan. 15 release from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Houghton City Manager Eric Waara said the funding is for ...
HOUGHTON COUNTY – Few details were available Friday morning on a multi-vehicle traffic crash on U.S. 41 near Airport Road Thursday afternoon. As many as eight vehicles were involved in the crash, but Sgt. Russell Larson of the Michigan State Police Calumet Post said he could not confirm ...
Michigan spent three years and $1.1 million to study the state’s Native American boarding schools, then refused to release the report to the public. Michigan officials blasted the report as too “shoddy” to show to the public, while the Native American firm hired to conduct the study ...
Annie Lane is off this week. The following column was originally published in 2023. Dear Annie: I see that you often answer questions pertaining to families trapped in addiction. I grew up in that special hell with all of the complex trauma issues that go along with that lifestyle. I ...
ESCANABA – From local sports coverage in the Upper Peninsula to bylines in The Athletic, owned by The New York Times, Eden Laase-Derouin has built a career that spans local reporting and national media. Laase-Berouin, 30, who professionally goes by Eden Laase, has held roles ranging from a ...