MARQUETTE — Martin Massicote, last year’s winner of the UP200, is back for another race. He’s no stranger to competition, having mushed in countless sled dog races, including many UP200s plus a go at the Iditarod in Alaska in 2022. “I am feeling very zen and I am not putting any ...
ST. IGNACE — A Michigan State Police motor carrier officer was in the right place at the right time earlier this week to safely stop a wrong-way driver on I-75 in Mackinac County. The driver was arrested for multiple offenses including operating under the influence of drugs. “This could ...
MARQUETTE - The Michigan Department of Transportation and local agencies are enacting spring weight restrictions, an annual move to protect roads, according to an MDOT press release. Effective 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, weight restrictions will be imposed and enforced on all state trunkline ...
MARQUETTE — On Friday, Northern Michigan University held a rededication ceremony and ribbon-cutting to celebrate the reopening of Harden Hall after over a year of construction and renovations. “Today’s ribbon-cutting marks another milestone for Northern, as the university continues to ...
HOUGHTON — Ben Amat of Niles, Michigan never planned to be a musher. When he joined the Michigan Tech Mushing Club as a freshman back in 2022, it was only because he missed his family dog. “I came up to Michigan Tech with no idea what I wanted to do with my life,” said Amat. “I had ...
MARQUETTE — On Thursday, Operation Action U.P. held its annual meeting. Operation Action U.P. was formed in 1963, and describes its mission as “to bring together a coalition of stakeholders representing industrial enterprises, financial institutions, utilities, institutions of higher ...