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Negaunee Ice Arena: Voters to review bond proposal in May

NEGAUNEE — Voters in the city of Negaunee will review a bond proposal on the May 5 ballot, funds to be used to upgrade and improve the Negaunee Ice Arena. By a unanimous vote Thursday, the Negaunee City Council approved bond proposal ballot language, which will, in effect, ask voters for ...

EGLE awards $9 million in PFAS response grants to 19 Michigan airports

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has announced $9 million in grants to 19 municipal airports across the state, including the and six others in the Upper Peninsula, to address PFAS contamination related to the use of PFAS-containing firefighting ...

Man convicted of killing 20-year-old woman in 2021 crash

SAULT STE. MARIE — Following a five-day jury trial, Tanner Dunbar Harrison was found guilty on Friday of one count of second-degree murder, nearly five years after the incident that claimed the life of a 20-year-old women. The case prosecuted by Chippewa County Chief Assistant Prosecutor ...

Up, up and away

ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming Ski Club hosts the 139th Annual Ski Jumping Tournament at the U.P. Nordic Ski Complex this weekend, a gathering that brings world-class athletes, passionate fans and a century-long legacy together under the snowy lights of Suicide Hill. This is the longest ...

Duplex destroyed in early morning Painesdale fire

PAINESDALE – No injuries were reported as the result of an early Thursday morning structure fire in Painesdale. The structure, a duplex, is located on the corner of M-26 and Baltic Street in Painesdale. At approximately 3:14 a.m. Thursday morning, firefighters with South Range and Adams ...