NMU students raise awareness through environmental campaign
MARQUETTE — A group of Northern Michigan University students has started an environmental campaign centered around the dangers of micro plastics. Micro plastics are…
Environment / Energy
Lead in bullets are killing birds of prey
MARQUETTE — A bald eagle has died due to an unknown illness in the Copper Country. At this time, what is believed to have…
Gov. Snyder pushes for Line 5 Pipeline as term end nears
LANSING — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to use the final weeks of his tenure to lock in a deal allowing construction of a hotly…
City of Marquette to see increased water, sewer, and storm rates
MARQUETTE — During their meeting on Monday night, the Marquette City Commission voted in favor of increasing water, sewer, and storm drainage rates. The city…
Fall Implementation of Wolf Translocation Project Ends due to Weather
HOUGHTON — The National Park Service announced Friday that the fall phase of the first year of its Isle Royale wolf translocation project has been…
Two more wolves transported to Isle Royale
HOUGHTON — The National Park Service and partners transported two more wolves to Isle Royale this week. On Tuesday, Oct. 2, a female wolf was…
Snyder: State will now cover all FEMA-required matching funds for U.P. flood relief
LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder has authorized additional money to cover up to $7.4 million in matching funds Upper Peninsula grant recipients are required to…
Leaves are changing in the U.P.
ISHPEMING — You may have noticed the leaves taking on different colors now that we have official started Fall. The Marquette and Alger County…
Agreement paves way for Enbridge to permanently replace Line 5 in straits
LANSING — The state of Michigan and Enbridge Energy today announced an agreement that will lead to major safety enhancements along the entire length of…
Gov. Rick Snyder issues executive directive to develop PFAS response plan
LANSING — To ensure continued coordination between state and local agencies in response to nationally emerging PFAS contamination, Gov. Rick Snyder today issued an executive…