With the summer travel season winding down, the Michigan Department of Transportation said it’s removing lane restrictions on 61% of its road and bridge projects statewide to ease traffic delays for holiday travelers. In Dickinson County, however, M-95 still will have only one lane open ...

QUINNESEC — Beck's Ornamental & Turf Management Inc. has been chosen to resurface Breitung Township’s soccer field in Quinnesec and install an irrigation system. The Norway company bid $77,804 for the project. G & J Site Solutions Inc. of Calumet submitted a bid of $239,999, ...

LANSING – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday declared a state of emergency for Houghton and Ontonagon counties after an extreme rainfall event in late July caused widespread flooding, severely damaged roads and infrastructure, and exhausted local response capabilities. On July 23, Houghton ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — In response to a growing regional need and call for more community-minded justice professionals, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has launched a new criminal justice major. This new program builds on the success of UW-Green Bay’s high-enrollment criminal justice ...

ESCANABA — The Upper Peninsula Steam and Gas Engine Association will host its 50th-annual event over Labor Day weekend starting Friday at the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. The gathering of collectors, tinkerers, mechanics, farmers, artisans, enthusiasts and oglers provides a glimpse ...

CEDAR RIVER — It has been rumored that Big Foot has been spotted in the Cedar River area foraging for mushrooms and believed he might make an appearance at this year's Cedar River BridgeWalk. To commerate Big Foot's sighting in Cedar River and possible BridgeWalk attendance, organizers put ...