Poverty Summits Statewide Tackle Joblessness
With the Michigan economy taking a nosedive, more and more across the state are living in poverty. But groups statewide are rising to the challenge….
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First Taste of Snow This Season
It hit the Keweenaw over the weekend, and it’s all over the place today…the first dose of the season of winter white. The National Weather…
L’Anse Pamida Store Opens
It took months of construction and preparation, but the wait is over. And folks in Baraga County have a long-awaited new place to shop. The…
Iron County Woman Shot Accidentally
An Iron County woman is still in the hospital tonight after being shot accidentally last night. It happened shortly after 8:30 Central time in Mastodon…
Baraga Terex Handlers Plant Closing
A Baraga County manufacturing plant that expanded 2 years ago is now closing in less than 3 months. Terex Corporation says they’re closing the Terex…
Big Grant Money for Houghton Co. Airport
The Houghton County Airport is becoming safer, as well as easier for pilots to land at and take off from. It’s thanks to millions of…
Where Should Calumet Go with Air Service?
That’s not all that’s going on with the Houghton County Airport, either. The County Board, and both the Houghton and Hancock City Councils, are having…
Delta County Natural Resource Day
Delta County 5th-graders get to spend the day away from the classroom and outside with outdoor professionals. The Michigan State University Extension Youth Program shows…
Camp Kitwen Scrapped as New Home for Sheriff
Some areas of the U.P. are looking at re-using closed state prison camps for other purposes. One of the most popular choices is as a…
Gogebic County Drowning & Fatal Fire
2 people die in Gogebic County Saturday in a house fire and a drowning. The fire happened at about 3:30 that afternoon on Vanderhagen Road…