L'Anse News

Department of Environmental Quality Director Steven E. Chester announced 16 new funding commitments from the state's revolving fund programs that will assist local units of government in making needed improvements to wastewater collection and treatment facilities, as well as public drinking water systems.

Plant closes in Mississippi moves to L'Anse. Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 7:22 a.m. L'ANSE -- Mississippi's loss is the U.P.'s gain.

With the recent fire in Ely Township that claimed 22 homes, many are thinking about how to protect their house from wildfires.

In downtown L'Anse in the Upper Peninsula, a dormant 50-year-old coal plant smokestack is operating again.

Evereyone should know how to use an extinguisher. Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 8:46 a.m. L'ANSE -- They're in just about every building and they're key to the first line of defense against a fire.

Homes have been evacuated and structures have been lost. Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 7:19 p.m. UPDATED Wednesday 5-20-09 at 9:20 PM - Marquette County Fire Update There are wildfires burning out of control Wednesday night.

Homes have been evacuated and structures have been lost. Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 7:19 p.m. UPDATED Wednesday 5-20-09 atA 11:41 PM UPDATED Wednesday 5-20-09 atA 11:17 PM UPDATED Wednesday 5-20-09 atA 11:02 PM New raw video posted.

MARQUETTE, Mich. - Crews are continuing to mop up after containing two wildfires in the north central Upper Peninsula, but officials say dry conditions are keeping the threat of new fires high.

As of 21 May 2009 there is a fire burning near Ishpeming, MI called the Black River Falls fire.

Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 6:19 p.m. L'ANSE TWP -- Charred underbrush and pockets of smoke covered roughly 480 acres around Pinery Lake in L'Anse Township, on Thursday, just hours after flames, some six feet high consumed the area.

Residents of 2 sparsely populated areas in the north central Upper Peninsula are being evacuated as crews battle wildfires stoked by above-normal heat and high winds.

L'Anse Creuse High School-North will reopen Wednesday, five days earlier than originally scheduled.

L'ANSE TOWNSHIP, Mich. ? A kayaker died after becoming pinned under a tree in fast-moving rapids of the Silver River in Baraga County in the northwestern Upper Peninsula.

Here's what we're working on for tonight's newscasts. Friday, April 17, 2009 at 1:11 p.m. What goes in to getting golf courses ready for the spring? Nick Kanczuzewski tells us on the Early News.

Making recycled paper isn't quite what these sixth through eighth grade girls expected.

"This is an exciting venture that is bringing clean, ?green' energy to Michigan ," said Mike Reid COO the plant.

Baraga prosecutor says trooper acted heroically. Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 5:57 p.m. L'ANSE -- Trooper Robert Carter was justified and acted heroically when he fatally shot a suspect on US 41 in Baraga ...

A two vehicle accident in Champion, just beforeA 2:00 p.m.A Sunday, had a portion ofA U.S. 41 closed for nearly three hours.

Monday, January 26, 2009 at 1:39 p.m. L'ANSE, MICHIGAN -- The Michigan State Police released the names today, of the two people involved in a homicide/shooting last Thursday night in Baraga.

Members of the Keweenaw Bay Indian tribal community were recovering from shock on Friday, after a man allegedly stabbed a 23 year old Keweenaw Bay Indian Tribal female to death in the Ojibwa Housing ProjectA ...