Upper Peninsula

The National Weather Service says snow totals up to 4 feet are possible in some areas in the Upper Peninsula. Meanwhile, ice precipitation is possible for the northern Lower Peninsula.

The ferry, which transports people to and from Sault Ste. Marie and Sugar Island along the St. Mary's River, is only doing limited runs. Federal data shows ice cover is consuming half of the Great Lakes.

The project would involve logging, gravel mine expansion and forest restoration efforts. Some groups are opposed because they worry about environmental impacts and a decrease in off-road vehicle trails.

The International 500 Snowmobile race is an iconic Upper Peninsula event taking place in Sault Ste. Marie Feb. 1-7.

The attitudes of UP residents toward wolves are split, says a new study, with more than 60% of those surveyed favoring reducing the wolf population, motivated mostly by worries over risks to livestock, deer and human safety.

The plane was grounded in 2009 amid court battles over who had rights to the aircraft. Today, Ukrainian engineers plan to ready the plane for new life.

Michael Carbonara's name appears on the permit application and various business documents in connection with a bitcoin mine in the eastern Upper Peninsula. A local school is suing the operation over the noise being produced by the super computers.

The U.S. Geological Survey has begun large-scale low-level airplane flights over the UP and northern Wisconsin to obtain high-resolution data on subsurface mineral structures and bedrock composition.

Scientists studying the body size and growth patterns of non-native earthworms in the UP’s Huron Mountains say they are disrupting forest ecosystems. Contrary to popular belief, most North American earthworms are invaders unintentionally introduced during European colonization.

The changes took effect on Oct. 10, expanding fishing opportunities across the Upper Peninsula.