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UP jobless rate holds steady at 5.2%

Local News August 31, 2026

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged in July, remaining at 5.2%, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. The region showed a civilian labor force of 133,900 in July with 7,000 unemployed, according to DTMB data. The U.P. added 1,300 jobs over the month, a gain of 1%. “Most Michigan regional labor markets exhibited minor unemployment rate changes during July,” said Wayne Rourke, labor market information director for the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics. Over ...

City, county meetings scheduled this week

Local News August 31, 2026

Iron Mountain City Council will have a special meeting at noon today at Iron Mountain City Hall. The agenda includes a closed session to discuss settlement strategy. For more, go to https://www.ironmountainmi.gov/. Iron County Board will meet at 8 a.m. Tuesday in the Courthouse Annex, 2 S. Sixth St., Crystal Falls. The agenda includes Cooks Run proposals and the contract with Moetivations for dispatch support. For more, go to https://ironmi.com/2026-meeting-notices. Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority will have a beautification committee meeting at noon Tuesday at Contrast ...

Wisconsin anticipates increase for 2026 wild rice harvest

Local News August 31, 2026

MADISON, Wis. — The wild rice crop is showing improvements in 2026 compared to the past few years of low production, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Spring began with heavy rainfall across northern Wisconsin in April, followed by a pattern of drought through the ...

Manistique to host annual car and motorcycle show

Local News August 31, 2026

MANISTIQUE — The 29th-annual Manistique Car and Motorcycle Show will take place Friday and Saturday in downtown Manistique. The event is free to the public and is sponsored by Team Chevy and the Manistique Merchants. Car registration is $25 and includes a shirt. The Friday night cruise will line up at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ahead of the 7 p.m. cruise. This will be followed by a free screening of “American Graffiti” at the Highway 2 Community Drive-in Theater at dusk. The event is sponsored by Larson Automotive. The car show will be on Saturday, beginning with an 8 a.m. Eastern ...

Two teens killed in Marinette County crash

Local News August 31, 2026

Two teens were killed and two people seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash Saturday night in the town of Lake in Marinette County, according to Sheriff Randy Miller. A vehicle operated by Landen J. Englund, 16, of Menominee, was southbound on County G near Loomis Road when he failed to negotiate a curve and went into the ditch, hitting a tree, the sheriff stated in a news release. Englund had fatal injuries, as did 17-year-old Princeton J. Welty of Crivitz, who was a front-seat passenger. Transported for medical treatment with serious injuries were two other passengers, including ...

Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps

Business August 30, 2026

(AP) — Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" for users in the United States, reflecting a recent order by President Donald Trump that changed the name of the lake, the global technology giant says. The Google Maps update comes days after ...