LAURIUM — Laurium Village officials have made tentative agreements with numerous other municipalities and agencies to ensure continued snow removal services for village residents. “Our Public Works Department employees will do their best to ensure that the roads are maintained as best we ...

COPPER COUNTRY — If this winter’s total snowfall already surpassing the entirety of last winter’s amount has not been proof enough that the Copper Country is in better business shape, then the hundreds of snowmobilers riding trails and parked in front of hotels and restaurants should be ...

Michigan Technological University Photo Phi Kappa Tau has captured the month-long statue competition at Michigan Tech’s Winter Carnival. Their entry, at their fraternity house in Hancock, is “In Search of a Maiden So Fair, Our Hero Enters the Dragon’s Lair.” Catholic Campus Ministries ...

HOUGHTON — The campus of Michigan Technological University and the communities of Houghton, Hancock and Chassell are the homes for multiple snow statues in recent days. Wednesday evening into Thursday morning saw the traditional “all nighter” when the 16 entries in the month-long ...

HOUGHTON — Wednesday’s all-nighter, part of Michigan Technological University’s 2025 Winter Carnival, buzzed with an electric atmosphere as participants enjoyed a frigid night to make up for last year’s lack of a winter wonderland. Students and visitors partied as they viewed the hard ...

Two separate incidents in different areas of the Upper Peninsula over the past week have both been ruled murder/suicides. Officials have released details of a shooting incident that left two dead at a senior living community in Sault Ste. Marie Tuesday. Police and fire departments responded ...