The Pine Mountain Ski Jump at one time was the highest artificial ski jump in the world at 176 feet. Shown jumping in the late 1940s is John Bednarz of Iron Mountain. Bednarz began skiing at age 6 and at age 15 jumped competitively for the Red Wing junior club in Iron Mountain-Kingsford ...

Michigan researchers have gone back in time to get a picture of ice cover on the Great Lakes since the late 19th century. Using historical temperature records from weather stations around the region, researchers improved their understanding of where ice might have formed and for how long it ...

LANSING — A state program to aid mass timber projects in Michigan has been extended for the Upper Peninsula after the region submitted no applications for funding in 2026. The Michigan Mass Timber Catalyst Program recently awarded $350,000, combined with a year of technical assistance, to ...

ESCANABA – A Cornell Township woman faces multiple felony charges after being accused of biting a Michigan State Police trooper during an animal neglect investigation that reportedly uncovered dozens of dead or malnourished animals on the property where she lived. Brianna Makosky, 22, was ...

Iron Mountain Planning Commission will meet at 3:30 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. Florence County Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. today in room 259 of Florence County High School, Florence, Wis. The agenda includes a mid-year Wisconsin Achievement Gap Reduction Program ...

A 38-year-old Rapid River woman was killed and four people — including three children — were injured in a crash involving a pickup truck and a semi-truck during whiteout conditions Friday night on U.S. 2 in Schoolcraft County, Michigan State Police said. The woman, a front-seat passenger ...