Michigan sees record cougar reports in 2025

By: By Laura Herberg

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Cougars were detected 31 times in Michigan in 2025, according to the Michigan Department of ...

January 29, 2026

Bohnak questions Michigan's priorities for rural health funds

By: Jim Anderson

State Rep. Karl Bohnak, R-Deerton, on Wednesday joined Upper Peninsula health officials in raising concerns about a proposal from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services that he says forces sparsely populated counties to compete ...

January 29, 2026

New Norway program stresses positive behaviors

By: Terri Castelaz

NORWAY — Norway-Vulcan Area Schools is calling on students to be “Uknighted and Present.” The 30-day challenge is designed to increase positive learning behaviors by focusing on attendance, punctuality, academics and behavior. “It ...

January 29, 2026

KHS girls hold off Adams, Knights

KINGSFORD – Two of the top girls basketball teams in the Upper Peninsula met Tuesday night in Kingsford when the Division 1-3 fourth-ranked Flivvers played host to the Division 4 No. 4 Norway Knights. Additionally, it was a showcase of ...

January 29, 2026

Top-ranked Nordics win 10th straight

RAPID RIVER – Ranked No. 1 in the latest UPPSA Division 4 poll, the North Dickinson Nordics stayed hot with a 70-45 rout of host Rapid River in a Skyline Central Conference contest Tuesday. With the victory, the Nordics extended their ...

January 29, 2026

Flivvers top Norway, FP rolls Stephenson

By: Daily News staff

Kingsford raced to a 42-10 halftime lead and went on to defeat Norway 74-37 in a nonconference boys basketball clash Tuesday at Flivver Gym. Kingsford's Jett Buckley scored 16 of his game-leading 20 points in the first half as the Flivvers ...

January 29, 2026