Two incumbents and one former councilor have been elected to the Houghton City Council.  Four candidates ran for three four-year terms. Councilor Virginia Cole, with 1,094 votes, received the most ...

The Hancock City Council will add two members at its next meeting.  In Ward III, newcomer Laura Givens defeated Ryan Tanner by a 446-145 vote.  Givens works at Michigan Technological University, where ...

Houghton-Portage Township Schools´ $23 million bond proposal for an early childhood center at the Houghton Elementary School and other facility upgrades won a narrow victory Tuesday night.  The ...

Below are unofficial election results throughout the Copper Country from Tuesday’s election. 12th Circuit Court Judge Brittany Bulleit (14,142) was elected to a partial term ending Jan. 1, 2027 for ...

The Michigan House’s 109th District will fall into Republican control for the first time since 1984 with locally renowned former TV meteorologist Karl Bohnak claiming the position. Bohnak had ...

Michigan Tech Huskies hockey coach Joe Shawhan has really liked the play of a line he and his staff has put together of freshman center Tom Leppa, junior winger Trevor Kukkonen, and sophomore winger ...

The NFC East-leading Washington Commanders made a move to help them stay in first place. The Detroit Lions got their edge ...

Even with early and absentee voting, local precincts reported steady to high turnout on Election Day.  By about 3:45 p.m., Houghton had gotten 643 in-person votes. Paired with the 538 early votes and ...

The L’Anse Purple Hornets opened the MSHAA volleyball postseason with a 3-0 win over the Chassell Panthers on Monday. In Division 4 District 98 quarterfinal action, they defeated their area rivals ...

The Friends of the Calumet Public Library (FOL) has announced its Used Book Sale event for Saturday, Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Community Room of the library. The book sale is a ...

Cade Cunningham had 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his third career triple-double and the Detroit Pistons beat the ...

Michigan Tech will be hosting its annual 41 North Film Festival Nov. 7-10. The festival will include several feature films, such as Bad River (2024), Eternal You (2024), and the artificial ...