Category Archives: News

Hancock Public Schools offers "gear sale" to support high school athletics
In case you missed out on the Green Bay Packers or the Detroit Red Wings' recent gear sales. Hancock Public Schools has all the jerseys you'll need. Recently, Hancock Public Schools and the athletic b...
Thomas Fournier Jul 29, 2025

Tour da Yoop, Eh! arriving into Houghton today, traveling the Keweenaw Peninsula tomorrow
Tour da Yoop will arrive in Houghton today. The Cross Upper Peninsula cycling event, which raises funds for child cancer research and promotes biking safety awareness, began its journey last week in M...
Thomas Fournier Jul 28, 2025

New art continues to tell the story of the Copper Country's mining history
Art can preserve a feeling of what a period or moment in time was like. Later this week, the Keweenaw National Historical Park, the Keweenaw NHP Advisory Commission, Isle Royale and Keweenaw Parks Ass...
Thomas Fournier Jul 28, 2025

Michigan State Police warn of new phone scam posing as personnel
Michigan State Police warn of a new phone scam impacting residents. A new phone scam targeting Michigan residents has been reported to the Michigan state police. Individuals are posing as MSP personne...
Thomas Fournier Jul 28, 2025

Canadian Smoke Prompts Air Quality Caution
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is again causing problems in our area. An Air Quality Advisory continues through today for the entire western Upper Peninsula. PM 2.5 levels edged into the red level at m...
Todd Overbeek Jul 25, 2025

Hancock City Council Calls Special Meeting
The Hancock City Council has called a special meeting today at noon. The only item on the agenda is the approval of the sale of a lot in the city's Spruce Haven subdivision. It's being purchased by th...
Todd Overbeek Jul 25, 2025

Murder Charge Brought in Death of Crystal Falls Woman
A 78-year-old man has been charged with open murder following the death of a 76-year-old woman in Crystal Falls Township early Sunday. Iron County Sheriff's deputies were called out around 6:45, and t...
Todd Overbeek Jul 25, 2025

MTU Hosts Potential New Students Today
A host of potential Michigan Tech Huskies are visiting the campus for the university's summer open house today. Early arrivals yesterday were treated to a campus tour. Today's schedule includes presen...
Todd Overbeek Jul 25, 2025

Free Pre-K Hearing/Vision Screening Set for Ontonagon, Gogebic Counties
The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department has set the dates for free hearing and vision screening for children starting kindergarten this fall in Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties. Screenings at the ...
Todd Overbeek Jul 25, 2025

KBIC Hosts Maawanji'iding This Weekend
The 47th annual Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Maawanji'iding begins this evening. Commonly known as the Summer Powwow, the three-day gathering will feature dancing, drumming, and traditional Ojibwe fo...
Todd Overbeek Jul 24, 2025






