Alger County News

We haveA an update on that tragicA ATV accident in Alger County last week. State Police now say that the 16-year-old boy who was killed in the crash, Christopher Morris Dean II, was actually a passenger on the vehicle.

AA 50 year old Munising man is charged with animal cruelty after a complaint was made to the sheriff's department.

Police say a 16-year-old boy from the central Upper Peninsula has been killed after the ATV he was riding on left the trail and hit a tree.

June 24, 2009 - High School Students Experience Trooper Training; Michigan District of Kiwanis Student Trooper Program is in Lansing Contact: Josephine Klotz, Training Academy, 322-6319 Agency: State Police LANSING .

AA 63-year-old woman continues to recover after fallingA from a cliff at Grand Island, near Munising, and into Lake Superior this weekend.

Construction continues on a multi-million dollar project, paving the way from Munising to Grand Marais.A Crews are working on nearly 19 miles of H-58 this summer in Alger County.

Monday, June 15, 2009 at 8:39 a.m. 8 :30 p.m. - June 15, 2009 - Newsroom Traveling the U.P. everyday I'm use to seeing orange barrels and construction signs.

Kingston Lake State Forest Campground is temporarily closed. The Department of Natural Resources announcedA Tuesday that the campground, located 16 miles northeast of Melstrand in Alger County, will be temporarily closed beginning Monday, June 15.

As the bell rings and school lets out for the summer, students will naturally want to celebrate.A For some it means parties and alcohol.A Nearly half of Marquette and Alger County high school seniors who responded to a 2008 survey say they've used alcohol at least once in the last 30 days.

For months now, Shingleton had been buzzing with the rumor that Camp Cusino, a minimum-security camp, was on the chopping block.

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore By Hazel M. Freeman In 1966 the United States Congress passed a law establishing our country's first national lakeshore on Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Date: May 14, 2009 Contact: Dave Kronk , 906-387-2607, ext. 206 Contact: Alger Park and Recreation Department , 906-387-5636 Summer Junior Ranger programs are offered this June at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

COUNTY: Alger HIGHWAY: US-41 CLOSEST CITY: Kiva ESTIMATED STARTING DATE : Monday, May 18, 2009 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: Friday, June 12, 2009 PROJECT: The Michigan Department of Transportation will be resurfacing 1.4 miles of US-41 in Alger County, from the Marquette County line to north of Kiva.

More than 60 high school students put their knowledge of the latest computer programming to the test Tuesday.

That's one solution suggested by former Governor Engler. Thursday, May 07, 2009 at 12:40 p.m. LANSING -- UPDATEA - Thursday, May 07, 2009 5:15 PM Here's an unusual idea that could attract some money to the UP, and help the federal government solve a major legal problem.

Below are the items on ballots across the UP.A They are sorted by county.A Results will be updated as they are released.A Please refresh this page frequently as results come in.

State police are investigating two burglaries in Alger County. Troopers from the Munising Post say the break-ins took place on Monday around 3:00 a.m. at theA BP Gas Station located alongA U.S. 41 in Trenary.

High school Juniors from Marquette and Alger counties had the chance to explore a broad range of career options Friday.

Back in 2005, business was booming at Hiawatha Log Homes in Munising. The company was turning out about 60 custom log home packages a year.

Shoppers in Alger County were ready to say goodbye to winter with their annual Home, Sport, and Craft Show in Munising.