November 23, 2009 - Governor Jennifer M. Granholm announced today an award of $530,000 through the No Worker Left Behind initiative to Western Upper Peninsula Michigan Works!, the local Michigan Works! Agency serving job seekers in Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties.

The unofficial results have been released for the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community's Tribal Council primary elections.

The loan will be made through HUD's hospital mortgage insurance program aimed at helping health care facilities in small communities.

Unemployment went up more than eight percentage points in St. Clair and Macomb counties between the second quarter of 2008 and the second quarter of 2009, the Michigan League for Human Services' Economic Security Bulletin reported Wednesday.

Seven suspects in two counties in custody. Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 9:20 a.m. BARAGA AND IRON COUNTY -- Over the past several days, 25 people have been arrested by detectives with the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team, also known as UPSET.

A week after a Houghton Middle School student was struck by a car, his family thanks the community for helping to save his life.

Although production had dropped significantly at Terex in Baraga, over the past year, the businesses around the plant were still shocked to learn that Terex is closing its doors.

There is some unwelcomed news coming out of Baraga County. We haveA learned that the Terex-Handler Company is halting their operations in Baraga within 60 days.

The Baraga School District has received Engery Star Certification from the EPA for its energy efficiency improvements made over the past two years.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 6:25 p.m. L'ANSE -- CertainTeed in L'Anse, which makes ceiling tiles for commercial use, is a rarity in Baraga County.A It's a company that's had job openings.

Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 12:18 p.m. Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that 251 jobs will be retained or created through an investment of more than $2.7 million in state Transportation Economic Development Fund grants in three Michigan counties.

Five men were arraigned in U.S. District Court in MarquetteA Thursday for allegedly conspiring to defraud the State of Michigan out of nine million dollars in cigarette taxes over the past two years.

Five men were arraigned in U.S. District Court in MarquetteA Thursday for allegedly conspiring to defraud the State of Michigan out of nine million dollars in cigarette taxes over the past two years.

Five men were arraigned in U.S. District Court in MarquetteA Thursday for allegedly conspiring to defraud the State of Michigan out of nine million dollars in cigarette taxes over the past two years.

Five men were arraigned in U.S. District Court in MarquetteA Thursday for allegedly conspiring to defraud the State of Michigan out of nine million dollars in cigarette taxes over the past two years.