Baraga News

For many Americans, fireworks are a key ingredient in celebrating our nation's birthday.

The Michigan Public Service Commission today authorized 40 Michigan municipal electric utilities to implement their respective renewable energy plans and energy optimization plans and surcharges, as required by Public Act 295.

A train derailment tied up the tracks near Isabella in Delta County Wednesday afternoon.

With many struggling to find ways to attract tourists in this depressed economy, the Baraga State Park is taking a new approach.

Hide Video Two Upper Peninsula men were hurt when their car crashed into a moose in Baraga County.

GUEST BLOGGER: CHRISTIE DELORIA-SHEFFIELD Chip-chip-che-way-o By CHRISTIE DELORIA-SHEFFIELD, GUEST BLOGGER * June 8, 2009 Yesterday I saw my first Kirtland's warbler - my first Kirtland's warbler of 2009, that is.

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

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.

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.

Light showers, cooler temperatures and diminished winds have helped firefighters battling two wildfires in the north-central Upper Peninsula.

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.

An accident at the Covington split in Baraga CountyA Monday afternoon could have been a lot worse than it turned out.

An amendment to the state's Land Use Orders of the Department of Natural Resources Director was signed by Director Rebecca Humphries at Thursday's meeting of the Natural Resources Commission that will allow the use of off-road vehicles in Twin Lakes and Baraga State Parks.

Here's one idea - we didn't say it was a good one - for Michigan policymakers seeking a way out of the current budget morass.

Native American elders from across Michigan are in Baraga this week tackling tribal issues.

Here's a look at what we're working on for tonight's news. Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 2:42 p.m. The outbreak of swine flu continues to spread.

Fishing season shifts into a higher gear Saturday, April 25, as trout season opens on Type 1 and Type 2 streams and Type A and Type B inland lakes statewide the Department of Natural Resources reminded anglers today.

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.

The Baraga County prosecutor says a state trooper was justified and acted heroically when fatally shooting a man suspected of killing his girlfriend.

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.