An Upper Peninsula luge track was open to the public on Saturday. This week they were working in conjunction with Ishpeming’s Heikki Lunta Winter Festival.
South Shore Fishing Association sponsored the 4th annual Teal Lake Ice Fishing Derby. Cash prizes were awarded to the anglers with the longest perch, longest walleye, and largest pike. There were also door prizes and a raffle for new members.
Mental health awareness was the theme of the WCW Tri-Meet at NMU Saturday. All three teams wore ribbons for suicide awareness and there was a host of mental health resources available at the meet.
Courage Incorporated is an Ishpeming-based organization that helps individuals and veterans with physical disabilities enjoy the outdoors. Saturday, the group hit the ice during the Teal Lake Ice Fishing Derby.
Heikki Lunta festivities kicked off Friday with a bonfire. Skiers and snowboarders also participated in the Irontown Rail Jam. There was also public luging at the U.P. Luge Club, snowshoe lantern tours of old town, and an open house at the Negaunee VFW.
The Copper Country Great Start Collaborative held an Early Education Legislative Coffee event Friday, with state lawmakers Markkanen and McBroom attending.
AG Dana Nessel wants to see laws changed so survivors of human trafficking don’t have to be afraid to report their trafficker. And advocacy groups said these changes are needed.
The formal complaints allege 13 regulatory violations against Candid Labs’ medical processor license and 15 regulatory violations against Candid Labs’ adult-use processor license.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy is extending the deadline to shut down a roadside water access site on the Bill Nichols trail.
The Escanaba City Council voted three to two Thursday night to deny a three-month moratorium on cannabis dispensary applications, approvals and licenses in the city.
A former leader of the Michigan state House had his phone seized as part of a federal investigation that included grand jury subpoenas, search warrants and bank records
The Houghton-based retailer Red Jacket Boutique is preparing to hold its annual Galentine's event Saturday, featuring new arrivals and a vendor selling cookies.
Juntti has worked in residential construction for most of his life. He has built saunas before and dreamed of turning it into a business, called Esjay Saunas.
U.P. Michigan Works! received a $1.3 million grant for the Going PRO Talent Fund. The money can be used by employers to train and retain current and newly hired employees.
TV6's Cameron Chinn visited Norlite Nursing Center Thursday. He gave a presentation on clouds and their relation to the weather. From funnel clouds to cumulonimbi, residents learned about different cloud types and how to identify them.
State Senate Bill 13 would move the primary from March 10 to Feb. 27 making it the fifth state in the primary calendar. Governor Whitmer signed the bill Wednesday, but it has not yet taken effect.
The suit was filed on behalf of a 16-year-old Wisconsin girl who claims she was sexually assaulted by her manager while working at McDonald’s in Iron Mountain.
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