Category Archives: Local News

Voters will enter ballot boxes in Houghton County soon. The August 5th election will carry a lot of weight with it, behind four millage considerations. Each entity requesting voters to consider a spec...

The Michigan State Police Negaunee Post is requesting the public's help in locating a juvenile who is considered voluntarily missing in Alger County. Fifteen-year-old Jayden Whittenburg had reportedly...

Many communities make the Fourth of July a special occasion. But few celebrate from sun up to sun down. Bright and early, South Range begins its celebrations of the nation's independence with a flag-r...

A routine traffic stop in Ironwood turned into a drug arrest late last week. On Thursday, a trooper from the Michigan State Police Wakefield Post was on patrol and observed a subject he knew had a rev...

The Tapiola Road will be closed to through traffic between Karvakko's Market and Kurts Korner Store from Monday to Thursday this week and all of next week, so the Houghton County Road Commission can r...

The Calumet Theatre restored the light at the top theater over the weekend. The chandelier glistens and sparkles with more than 1800 settings, and thousands of crystals. The project took close to two ...

Travelers driving down the m-26 hill into Houghton will notice a new stop in town. The Michigan Department of Transportation will test a new traffic signal on Wednesday before implementing the permane...

UPDATE: The body of the second person missing after a canoe mishap early Saturday in Copper Harbor has been recovered. The Keweenaw County Sheriff's Department confirmed the recovery late Sunday eveni...

Update: 6/30/2025 The Keweenaw County sheriff reports a second individual was recovered from water that was involved in the capsized canoe incident in Copper Harbor over the weekend. On Sunday the Kew...

It's time to party like it's 1999. Since 1969 Baraga County has celebrated the fourth of July with the community's lumberjack days. Each year the event has a new theme, that attendees will see shown o...