IRON MOUNTAIN — Easter is just around the corner, and area communities are hiding eggs and planning for the Easter Bunny’s arrival. Local events will include: IRON MOUNTAIN In celebration of spring, the Dickinson County Library in Iron Mountain will host a Winter Blues ...

A northeast Wisconsin anti-poverty nonprofit plans to close later this year amid serious financial challenges and the loss of a government contract. For more than 50 years, Newcap has operated in 10 counties, including Florence, Marinette and Forest in the region. It serves low-income ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County crews earlier this week completed work to clear some of the gravel roads after last week's blizzard but will hold off on any further plowing due to warming temperatures. According to a news release from the Dickinson County Road Commission, Lantz Road was ...

COPPER HARBOR — The Upper Peninsula Dark Sky Festival is returning to Copper Harbor for its fourth year running from April 16-18 at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge. The event, which takes place during International Dark Sky Week, seeks to celebrate the beauty of natural darkness, the science ...

Amid a continued rise in prison assaults, the Michigan Department of Corrections this month launched a new "safe prisons initiative" that aims to improve conditions for inmates and officers alike. Among other things, the initiative seeks to provide improved prisoner programming to promote ...

MARQUETTE — The “big bear” of Upper Peninsula festivals returns April 11 for its 12th year after taking a brief hiatus in 2025 due to the opening of The Trestle Building. Ore Dock Brewing Company’s Festival of the Angry Bear is a spirited and much-anticipated street festival that has ...