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Stomp the Snow at Pine Grove offers lantern-lit snowshoe walk and more

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Stomp the Snow charity event returns Saturday, Jan. 17. The fourth-annual lantern-lit family snowshoe walk will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. at Pine Grove Country Club in Iron Mountain. Stomp the Snow is organized through the Family Snowshoe Charity Association, a ...

Court rules state’s mental health procurement plan violates law

A Michigan court has ruled that the state’s plan to overhaul its mental health service delivery system violates state law, citing conflicts with the Michigan Mental Health Code. The decision, issued Thursday by Judge Christopher P. Yates of the Michigan Court of Claims, declared that the ...

Rapid River Relic Riders to host 20th-annual event

RAPID RIVER – Snowmobile engines built decades ago will rumble back to life later this month for the 20th-annual Rapid River Relic Riders event, a two-day tradition featuring food, fellowship and prizes. The relic ride will take place Friday, Jan. 30. Registration runs from 9 a.m. to ...

Wintry mix of rain, ice and snow in forecast for region

About an inch of snow was expected to fall in the Iron Mountain area today, possibly coming on the heels of overnight freezing rain. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph today, with a high near 30, the National Weather Service said. Little or no ice accumulation was expected, but snow amounts ...

Michigan makes gains in moving data, with fewer people leaving state

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Michigan’s population may be continuing to stabilize as nearly equal numbers of people moved to and from the state in 2025, according to data ...

DNR: Many 400- and 500-pound bears tagged in UP

Bear hunters recorded another robust season in Michigan in 2025, harvesting nearly 2,000 animals and bringing home a remarkable number of large bears in the Upper Peninsula. At the Escanaba-area check stations alone, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources registered an estimated 20 ...