The Upper Peninsula's unemployment rate fell by three-tenths of a percentage point in May, according to the Michigan Department of Technology and Budget. State officials say the jobless rate was at 5.9 percent, compared to 6.2 percent in May of 2025....

Members of M-and-M Indivisible are inviting the community to take part in a nationwide day of action this Saturday, followed by a meet-and-greet with a candidate for Congress. The group will gather on the Stephenson Island Bridge from noon until two ...

A Pound man has pleaded no contest to a reduced charge in connection with a shooting that wounded a friend last summer. Thirty-seven-year-old Cody Race entered the plea Wednesday to aggravated battery with the use of a dangerous weapon. Prosecutors r...

Kids will have the chance to get their hands dirty while learning where their food comes from during a free gardening event this Saturday at the Harmony Arboretum in Peshtigo. The Northern Lights Master Gardeners are hosting a "Plant a Pizza Gar...

State Rep. Karl Bohnak today championed the passage of his plan to protect Michigan's housing market from mass corporate ownership of single-family homes, a practice that drives up housing costs and decimates available inventory. The legislation bars...

On June 24, 2026, 39-year-old Andrew Lusardi was arraigned in 96th District Court on two counts of Domestic Violence, one count of Animal Abandonment/Cruelty Involving 10 or More but Fewer Than 25 Animals, and one count of Fourth-Degree Child Abuse. ...

A domestic violence investigation in Ishpeming Township Tuesday night resulted in the arrest of two individuals after troopers discovered two children and several animals living in unsafe and unsanitary conditions. On June 23, 2026, at approximately ...

CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH KELLY WALGAMOTT The tourism-promoting agency Travel Michigan has ponied up $20,000 in prize money for participants in the LPGA ladies golf Epson Tour events. Three events are being held as part of the Michigan...