LANSING – On Thursday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency for Houghton and Ontonagon counties after an extreme rainfall event caused widespread flooding, severely damaged roads and infrastructure, and exhausted local response capabilities. Local resources were deployed ...
MARQUETTE — The continuing battle against sea lampreys soon will come to locations in the local area. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assessment crew will conduct work off the mouth of Five Mile Creek in Alger County between Sept. 9-18 to estimate the abundance of sea lampreys. The ...
MENOMINEE – A fatal shooting took place Thursday morning at a residence in Harris Township, leading to the death of one adult male. “This was an isolated incident and there is no ongoing danger to the public,” said the Michigan State Police in a press release. At approximately 12:19 ...
By JIM ANDERSON Iron Mountain Daily News Legislation sponsored by state representatives from the Upper Peninsula would create a separate Natural Resources Commission to oversee hunting and fishing rules for the region. Under the bills, the U.P. NRC would have exclusive authority to ...
MARQUETTE – Northern Michigan University student Trevor Forsythe of Dryden has died, and the university sent out a message to the greater campus community Wednesday morning. Forsythe was on track to graduate with a bachelor's degree in multimedia production, he has worked as a broadcast ...
By CRAIG MAUGER and BETH LeBLANC The Detroit News Michigan lawmakers awarded $15 million to a nonprofit organization to build housing for workers in the Upper Peninsula, but some of the money has benefited a project offering apartments that will cost as much as $2,900 a month and is led by ...