Negaunee News

State police have released the name of a 54-year-old woman who apparently was the victim of a hit-and-run driver in the Upper Peninsula.

Two vehicles in the eastbound lane of US Highway 41 were facing the opposite direction of traffic after landing in the snow banks in Negaunee Township on Sunday.

Two sisters that grew up in Chicago, and spent the Christmas holiday with their grandparents in Norway, shared their memories at the Iron Industry Museum in Negaunee Township Sunday.

"They like to talk to Santa. Some of the kids are shy so they're more comfortable with Mrs. Claus than Mr. Claus.

This was the scene in Hancock yesterday. This has been about the same scene every day since the arctic air came flowing across Lake Superior.

Police believe slippery roads mixed with high speeds may have been the factors resulting in a rollover crash Friday morning.

The cold weather we've experienced the last week is unrelenting. Since last Friday, on each day, the mean temperature at the National Weather Service near Negaunee has been in the double digits below average.

Students at the Marquette Alternative High School were allowed to sport crazy socks Wednesday, all aimed at helping the homeless.

About $220,500 in state money is coming Davison Township's way to improve a 100-acre parcel of land off Atherton Road donated for use as a nature park and learning center.

Expansive high pressure combined with deep snow cover and clear skies led to record cold on December 11, 1977.

A deep upper-air trough over northern California eventually brewed up the Colorado storm that socked the U.P. two days later.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has awarded $1.45 million in grants to communities around the state to improve parks and recreation facilities.

Arctic high pressure extended from western Canada into the Great Lakes during the early morning of December 7, 1972.

Not every family has an opportunity to shower their children with gifts. Luckily, the Ishpeming/Negaunee Rotary Club is teaming up with the Lions Club and Salvation Army to brighten up the holiday season for some local children.

The victim said the vehicle had been parked out front at 12:45 a.m. Nov. 23 and was noticed to be missing at 5:45 a.m. the same day.

"It's just fun. I just enjoy it. It's kind of the culmination of many weeks worth of hard work and effort.

A Negaunee man decided to honor his mother after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and passed away in 2012.

A Michigan family said they have sworn off grapes for a while after discovering a black widow spider in a bunch they bought at a Walmart store.

For those unfamiliar with Tinsel Town, it's pretty similar to Ladies Night events that are hosted around Upper Michigan.

Last year, snow cover reached its peak after the late February and early March snowstorms.