Angela Elkins quit her job as a corrections officer at the Upper Peninsula’s Chippewa Correctional Facility about four months ago after many months of forced 16-hour shifts. “I would have mental breakdowns at work daily,” said Elkins, 24, who was 21 when she began working at the ...

The Michigan Department of Transportation continues to adjust spring weight restriction areas in an annual move to protect roads. Effective 7 a.m. today, weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border north to and including U.S.2/U.S. 141 ...

President Donald Trump has lifted a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, clearing the way for a South American company eyeing the region's precious metals to begin applying for permits. Environmentalists fear the move will create a precedent for ...

Thrifters, get ready for deals, steals and hidden gems as community-wide rummage sale season launches in the area this weekend. Sales planned in the region include — — The sixth-annual Quinnesec Community Wide Rummage Sale will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Participants ...

QUINNESEC — Breitung Township’s 2026 to-do list has some notable additions, including lights for the Quinnesec Little League baseball and softball fields, along with paving Hydraulic Falls Road south of Breitung Cutoff Road. The lighting project carries a price up to $130,000 while the ...

This week’s “Remember when?” are photos provided by William J. Cummings that show the former Krom’s Department Store in Iron River. The first is a tinted, black-and-white halftone postcard view identified as “Kroms Building, Iron River, Mich.” that was postmarked in Iron River ...