Baraga News

Department of Natural Resources wildlife officials today announced the leftover bear licenses for the third hunt period in the western Upper Peninsula will go on sale July 7 at all license agents and online ...

A Marquette landmark received a Michigan historical marker Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday, the Bishop Baraga house's historical marker was blessed by Bishop Alexander Sample, the 12th bishop of the Diocese of ...

Few people in Battle Creek can say where every single piece of stone or brick in their house came from or when it was found.

A Baraga man was sentenced to six months in jail Thursday on drug charges in both Baraga and Houghton Counties.

We've had a couple where taxation has called us, said they had a car under surveillance and asked us to stop them.'' - Sgt.

Two men accused of breaking into the Citgo gas station in Houghton on May 30 are sitting in the Houghton County Jail on $20,000 cash bonds.

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The housing stock of Michigan's Upper Peninsula includes a good supply of properties on the water, in the woods and in the towns that dot this area of stunning natural beauty.

The recovery of the gray wolf population in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is perhaps the greatest wildlife success story in the past 150 years.

I'm up in the far northwest corner of the Upper Peninsula this morning in the Lake Superior town of Baraga.

A steep bond and the possibility of additional charges faced a L'Anse woman in Baraga County District Court Tuesday.

“It's like they can smell these trucks”

An annual project to help "imprint" chinook salmon on a local tributary to Lake Superior was initiated once again Tuesday in the Dead River. via The Mining Journal

“He screams, he shrieks, he smashes things, he's alive”

' It's not easy, but being involved in special education does have its benefits. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“It really gives them a sense of what their options are so they can make more informed decisions.”

' More than 520 students from Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw counties participated in Touch the Future Thursday at the Rozsa Center at Michigan Technological University. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“We could have jeopardized our grant if that hadn't passed, so it's a relief”

' In addition to school board elections, voters decided some key proposals in local districts and municipalities in Tuesday's elections. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“A big role of it is intelligence gathering ... so that everybody is on the same page.”

' Three suspects were arraigned in 97th District court Monday morning on charges relating to an ongoing drug investigation. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“Oh sure, this with the price of gas going up and everything else going up, we're not eating out as much as we used to and not traveling as much”

' Gas prices continue to climb. The average price per gallon for motor fuel in Michigan established a record Monday at $3.638, up 11.6 cents per gallon over the previous week and up 28 cents over this time last ... via The Daily Mining Gazette

WHAT: Staff from the Michigan Department of Transportation's Ishpeming Transportation Service Center will present an overview of construction, maintenance, and transportation enhancement projects planned for ... via State of Michigan

Near Thunder Bay, Ontario, 128-foot Kakabeka Falls is called the "Niagara of the North." Of all the Great Lakes, Superior is the drama queen. via Twincities.com

“We're still in a situation where we're concerned about low (Great Lakes) levels”

The snow may still be flying, but representatives of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources are already looking ahead to the coming summer fire season, and so far things look good. via The Daily Mining Gazette