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Maintenance on I-75 spur in Sault Ste. Marie starts Monday

SAULT STE. MARIE — The Michigan Department of Transportation will be performing maintenance on the I-75 Business Spur bridge over I-75 in Sault Ste. Marie, requiring traffic signal changes on the bridge beginning Monday. Work will be completed from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Eastern time each night. The work is expected to be completed by Wednesday morning but may extend to Thursday depending on the weather. Motorists should expect one lane of alternating traffic open on the I-75 Business Spur with temporary traffic signals. The existing ramp signals will be placed in flash mode. A 12-foot ...

Four-day Menominee County Fair set to open on Thursday

STEPHENSON — The annual Menominee County Fair — blending over a century of agricultural tradition with modern family entertainment — offers four days of activities for all ages. The fair is scheduled for Thursday through Sunday at Shakey Lakes Park, N8390 County Park Road in ...

Citizens object to surveillance cameras in Dickinson County

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County officials will take a closer look at law enforcement cameras installed on local roadways after pushback from the public. Dickinson County Sheriff Aaron Rochon said the leaders of a local drug enforcement agency that paid for the system will soon review ...

One case of cyclosporiasis confirmed in Delta County

DELTA COUNTY — As Michigan continues to grapple with a widespread cyclosporiasis outbreak, health officials have confirmed the Upper Peninsula’s first outbreak-related case in Delta County. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Michigan Department of Agriculture ...

Wildfire smoke makes for unhealthy conditions in region

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula is in the grips of wildfire smoke at unhealthy, even hazardous, levels today that are expected to last through Thursday and perhaps into Friday. Meteorologists at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy issued a statewide air ...

Winners announced in the 2026 IM-K Independence Day parade

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Borderhounds LE/MC have announced the winners of the 2026 Iron Mountain-Kingsford Independence Day parade on July 4. The top three award winners were: First place, The Drug Store of Iron Mountain; second place, Walmart; and third place, the combined Iron Mountain and ...