Latest news, weather, high school sports for Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Thursday, May 30, 2013  Police say an Upper Michigan man was killed when his riding lawnmower pinned him in two feet of water on Wednesday

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  Elementary school students in Negaunee planted marigolds as part of a yearly event

Monday, April 22, 2013  The Ishpeming Rock and Mineral Club auctioned off hundreds of rocks for a fundraiser

Friday, January 18, 2013  UPDATED: The cause of death of NMU redshirt freshman soccer player Arianna Alioto has been determined to be accidental according to the autopsy report provided to NMU Public Safety and Police Services by the Marquette County Medical Examiner’s Office

Friday, December 21, 2012  Governor Rick Snyder signed the mining severance tax policy in to law on Thursday, which focuses on mines like the Rio Tinto Eagle Mine in Marquette County

Friday, December 07, 2012  The miner statue in Houghton is outfitted in various costumes throughout the year

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  The Marquette-Negaunee football rivalry is in the running for an online contest worth $10,000

Friday, October 26, 2012  It's a chosen sport, and these athletes take it seriously

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  The judge sentenced 20-year-old Gordon Matthew Lewis to time served

Friday, September 14, 2012  The miners strike centennial will start next year and run for nine months

Thursday, September 13, 2012  Officials from Rio Tinto and the Superior Watershed Partnership say that the Upper Peninsula is setting a new benchmark for community oversight of mining

Friday, September 07, 2012  Former football rivals from different teams are now working together on one team

Thursday, August 30, 2012  After a mistrial last month, Gordon Lewis was back in Houghton County Circuit Court Wednesday

Monday, August 13, 2012  Family members jumped into action when an eight-year-old boy was swept out to Lake Superior

Wednesday, July 25, 2012  Even though school is out for the summer, a total of 18 teachers are learning about the unique geology in the Upper Peninsula