HANCOCK — Get ready for a weekend of frosty artistry and frigid fun! The City of Hancock, in collaboration with Visit Keweenaw will host the inaugural Snow Sculpting Invitational this weekend on Quincy Green in downtown Hancock. The event will feature four teams of talented snow sculptors, ...

HOUGHTON — At its meeting this morning, the Michigan Technological University Board of Trustees is expected to eliminate the University’s Diversity Incentive Awards. Initiated in the early 2000s and revised in 2010, Diversity Incentive Awards are scholarships ranging from $1000 to full ...

HANCOCK — The Hancock City Council at Wednesday’s regular Feb. meeting tabled a motion to consider the approval of the launching of Bridgefest fireworks at Navy Street, where they have been launched for the past 25 years. Mayor Kurt Rickard said he had concerns over risks the fireworks ...

MARQUETTE — A Marquette area doctor and his wife were arrested Tuesday for allegedly abusing their 10-year-old son. Marquette County sheriff’s deputies responded to a Marquette Township residence on Monday following allegations of child abuse reported by Child Protective Services. While ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Pine Mountain’s record-holders are back. Austria’s Clemens Aigner and Jonas Schuster, along with Markus Eisenbichler of Germany, can all lay claim to the best rides in Giant Pine’s storied history. They’re among a field of 44 jumpers from 10 nations who’ll ...

HOUGHTON — The Houghton-Portage Township Schools Board approved a School of Choice (SOC) enrollment cap strategy at their meeting Tuesday. The strategy will limit SOC in the school’s buildings and keep current numbers for sections and teachers within the buildings maintaining appropriate ...