A mill in Shawano County will be reopening after closing about a year ago. It’s the first chip mill in the U.S. purchased by a logger co-op. Even though the mill is in Shawano County, its opening has an impact on the timber industry across the Northwoods. In the last five years, mills in ...

QUINNESEC — A Quinnesec woman has put a fun twist to a classic Christmas carol in her debut children’s book, “The Twelve Days of Yooper Christmas.” Dana Saugstad replaced each day of gifts with Yooper traditions and culture, including a brookie, 10-pointers, ski jumpers and, of ...

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Fifty years ago, residents in the Upper Peninsula faced a choice that could have rewritten the map: Whether to break away from Michigan and form ...

ESCANABA – A judge has decided that past statements made by a woman regarding an assault in February 2023 can be used in the trial of the man now accused of killing her later that year. Tavaris Jackson appeared virtually in the 47th Circuit Court of Delta County in Escanaba on Dec. 18 and ...

GLADSTONE —The City of Gladstone and WPPI Energy have presented three parties in Gladstone with prizes for their wins in the Holiday Home Decorating Contest, which has happened on and off in Gladstone for years. Driving or walking through neighborhoods at Christmastime to admire the lights ...

Travel could be treacherous in the Upper Peninsula this weekend as the National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook affecting most of the region. Mixed precipitation is expected through 1 p.m. Eastern time today, with total snow and sleet accumulations generally less than an ...