3 天之前 · HOUGHTON — With a 13-5 record overall and an 8-2 record in the GLIAC, the Michigan Tech Huskies men’s basketball team is in control of its own destiny as it hits the second half of the season starting Thursday. With a loss to Lake Superior State last Thursday and a win in overtime over Ferris […]

ATLANTIC MINE — Melvin “Mel” Luokka, 87, a former resident of Atlantic Mine, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, at Canal View – Houghton County where he had been a resident patient for the past six years after fighting a long battle with Alzheimer’s dementia. He was born on Dec. 12, 1937, in Hurontown, a […]

3 天之前 · LANSING — A host of bills that would, among other things, update Michigan’s hate crime law, criminalize sextortion and promote school safety were signed into law last week by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. “Michiganders should feel safe whether they’re watching a movie at home or heading into the classroom,” said Whitmer, a Democrat. “That’s why I’m […]

2025年1月15日 · GRAND RAPIDS — Mark Totten, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, announced his departure effective Monday, Jan. 20. President Biden nominated Totten on Nov. 12, 2021 and, after Senate confirmation, he began service on May 5, 2022. “I’m incredibly proud of the work my team and I have done to protect the public, […]

4 天之前 · HANCOCK — The Sampo has deep roots in Finnish culture. In the Kalevala, the Finnish national poem, it was a magical artifact forged by the blacksmith Ilmarinen. Three years ago, Sheila Coughlin’s journey exploring her own roots led her to Hancock, where her great-great-great-grandmother, her earliest-arriving Finnish ancestor, first settled in America.

2024年12月28日 · The Bootjack Fire Department is cautioning the public to stay off the ice on Torch Lake, due to unseasonably warm weather and thin ice. Fire Chief Dan Sarazin that in many places, the ice is two inches in thickness or less, and in areas where currents flow beneath the ice, the ice is still more […]

CALUMET — A driver was transported to UP Health System — Portage after a four-vehicle crash in Franklin Township Thursday afternoon. Driver distraction was a factor in the crash, the MSP said. The crash occurred about 5:55 p.m. on U.S. 41, where a vehicle was stopped in the northbound lane waiting to turn onto Boston […]

HOUGHTON — Officially, the first goal in Saturday’s Michigan Technological University hockey game didn’t come until almost three minutes into the third period, when Tech’s Owen Baker scored the eventual game-winner off a rebounded save. Unofficially, thousands of fans had scored goals of their own all night, sending items that might have gone in the […]

HOUGHTON — With 17 days left to go before Election Day, Chasten Buttigieg had a message for Houghton County Democrats looking to get out and volunteer: Campaigning can’t just be yard signs and Facebook memes. “The best thing you can do right now is knock on doors and tell your story,” said Buttigieg, the husband […]

2024年11月5日 · HOUGHTON — More than 4,500 Copper Country residents cast early ballots as part of Michigan’s nine-day early in-person voting period, its first for a statewide election. Sunday was the final and highest-turnout day for early voting, drawing 189,442 voters to polling places across Michigan. Get-out-the-vote efforts locally included Huskies Vote Early day at Michigan Technological […]