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Ongoing study seeks answers to stagnant moose population

Local News

Michigan wildlife researchers are preparing to conduct the second phase of a collaborative study that aims to figure out why the Upper Peninsula moose population remains stubbornly stagnant. This month, researchers from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Keweenaw Bay Indian ...

Weather ‘tug-of-war’ predicted for UP

Local News

IRON MOUNTAIN — Above-normal precipitation is favored for the rest of winter and early spring in the Upper Peninsula while the outlook on temperatures is neutral, according to the National Weather Service. In the near term, frigid weather tonight is expected to give way to a warmup ...

Chamber celebrates Peninsula Title remodeling of IM office

Business

IRON MOUNTAIN — Peninsula Title Agency Inc. recently marked a remodeling of the Iron Mountain office with a Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony. Mike and Kari Divine, owners of Peninsula Title Agency, bought the business in Crystal Falls in 2016, then opened their ...

Florence man dies after medical event causes crash

Local News

FLORENCE, Wis. — A Florence man has died after having a medical event while driving on U.S. 2 in the town of Florence and striking the back of another vehicle. The collision was reported about 7:06 p.m. Saturday on U.S. 2 and North Lake Road, according to the Florence County Sheriff's ...

State House passes bill to lift Lower Peninsula deer baiting ban

Local News

The Michigan House has advanced a bill that would allow deer baiting in the Lower Peninsula. Baiting — putting out piles of food to attract deer for hunting — has been banned in the Lower Peninsula since 2018. State wildlife regulators enacted the ban with the goal of preventing the ...