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IRON RIVER, Mich. (WLUC) - A seven-month-old dog in the Southern U.P. is getting an expensive surgery on Wednesday. It’s to fix a broken leg. Sandy is a seven-month-old retriever mix. She has a broken leg in two places and surgery is needed. “She came from the tribal police...

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (WLUC) - An elementary school playground was installed by volunteers Saturday. North Elementary School in Iron Mountain has been working to update its playground for about a year. That work paid off today when the school recruited the help of over 60 volunteers for the project. The...

A century-old veteran organization just got a new ride and a generous donation to boot. This Disabled American Veterans in Sault Ste. Marie has a couple hundred members that need daily transportation to and from their appointments in Iron Mountain. It’s a long five hour drive from Sault Ste. Marie...

KINGSFORD, Mich. (WLUC) - The Dickinson County Veteran’s Affairs Office is looking for volunteers for a Ukraine pasta fundraiser. After witnessing the success of the Ukraine fundraiser in Powers last month, the Dickinson County Organization is looking to host a similar benefit on May 31. The group will host...

KINGSFORD, Mich. (WLUC) - Kingsford Public Safety responded to a crash blocking traffic at the intersection of Carpenter Ave. and Woodward Ave. at 4:11 p.m. Tuesday. The crash involved five cars that were blocking three of the four lanes of travel. Three of the vehicles had to be towed from the scene.

Bay College building hours will be modified for the summer beginning the week of May 23, 2022. Bay College employees will be working Monday through Thursday, from 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM ET/CT. The College’s building hours during the summer, May 23, 2022 – July 28, 2022 will be...

THREE LAKES - If you happened to go down highway 47 Thursday, you may have seen a group of visor clad students picking up trash along the road. Members of the Three Lakes High School National Honor Society are doing some community service. They've adopted a portion of road just north of Three Lakes.

LANSING, Mich. (WLUC) - The city of Gaastra and the village of Ontonagon were granted funds from the state for infrastructure upgrades and public safety enhancements. On Wednesday, during Economic Development Week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a total of $3 million awarded to 11 municipalities that will help move the municipality toward financial stability.

First National Bank & Trust is pleased to sponsor the return of Shred Fest, taking place Saturday, May 14 from 9 am to 12 pm (noon), at the Downtown Iron Mountain Stage parking lot. This is a great opportunity to protect yourself from identity theft by safely destroying your personal...

MARQUETTE, MI— Two Upper Peninsula municipalities and a health center have received state and federal funding to enhance services for residents. The City of Gaastra in Iron County has received about $103,000 through Michigan’s Financially Distressed Cities, Villages and Townships Grant Program. The money will be used to replace water meters.

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (WLUC) - Bowling alleys can bring back memories of birthday parties and events. A staple in Iron Mountain for 85 years is undergoing renovations first time in 28 years. One of the major improvements to Recreation Lanes is new masking units. “What they are is they shield...

LANSING, Mich. (WJMN) – Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Wednesday that 11 Michigan communities will receive a total of $3 million for infrastructure and public safety enhancements. The funds for improvements aim to help move the municipalities toward financial stability by making them more attractive for economic investment. In the...

KINGSFORD, Mich. (WLUC) - Kingsford Public Safety responded to a grass fire that spread to nearby trees on South Ave. at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The officers found a brush fire in the backyard of a residence and were able to extinguish it quickly. The homeowner was cited by the Michigan...

DICKINSON COUNTY, Mich. (WLUC) - A Dickinson County teacher got an unlikely surprise during class Tuesday. Susan Sturm is the Mechatronics teacher at the Dickinson-Iron ISD Tech Center in Kingsford. She was awarded a five-day free trip to visit Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio. Sturm was one of...

MILWAUKEE - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Corps program launched on Monday, May 9 a recruitment drive in Wisconsin, offering immediate openings and free career training for low-income students ages 16–24 in the nation’s leading industries. There are two Job Corps campuses in Wisconsin: Blackwell (in...

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Clean Slate UP is a U.P. Michigan Works! program. It helps customers remove criminal convictions from their records that occurred in a U.P. district or circuit court. Darren Widder, UPMW! Policy and Programs Manager, says the program has served about 450 registrants. The group had been...

Friends since first grade, scholastic competitors, Summer Youth Programs campers, fraternity brothers and 2022 Michigan Tech grads A.J. Alexa and Cody Slagle share their journey from Pokémon cards to diplomas. Summer Youth Programs (SYP) and academic excellence brought the pair to Michigan Technological University from their small Upper Peninsula...