MARQUETTE — The Keweenaw County community of Ahmeek is among a trio of Upper Peninsula municipalities that are among more than two dozen statewide to receive state grants for road repair. The Village of Ahmeek was awarded $101,956 to repair Wright and Hubbell streets. Also in the western UP, ...

WASHINGTON — Funding for scores of Head Start programs hung in the balance as the government shutdown continued this week without an end in sight. Unless a deal is reached to end the ongoing funding lapse that began Oct. 1, more than 65,000 children in 140 local Head Start programs across ...

HANCOCK – The Copper Country Intermediate School District announced the launch of the Green Bandana Project in select schools in the Copper Country. The project is a student-led initiative for high school and college students to raise awareness of mental health, reduce stigma and connect ...

MARQUETTE — A new public service announcement in Michigan is spotlighting ways to access abortions outside of in-person clinical services, with a focus on the Upper Peninsula — which only has one abortion provider, an urgent care clinic in Marquette. The campaign primarily focuses on the ...

HOUGHTON ­- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has place the traffic signal on M-26 at Houghton Canal Road in Houghton into flash mode for the season as of early this morning. The signal will flash yellow for M-26 and flash red for Houghton Canal Road for the winter season. ...

SAWYER — A new airline is preparing to start operations at Sawyer. Officials at Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport have announced that United Airlines will begin offering flights between Marquette and Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Beginning May 21, United will operate three daily ...