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MTU, NMU Advance to GLIAC Volleyball Semis – Thursday Sports Wrap

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The Hancock High School volleyball team will face Clarkston Everest Collegiate in the Division Four state volleyball semifinals today. The match will be played at noon at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek. Hancock is the only public school to …

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Upper Peninsula Volunteer recognized for work with veterans at the Governor’s Awards

This story was produced by My UP News Correspondent Jessica Goska, find the original story here. At the Governor’s Service Awards ceremony November 14 in Detroit, Lois Westman of Ishpeming received the National Service Impact Award for her more than 20 years of volunteer service helping veterans at the Michigan …

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MSP Wakefield use VR goggles and a driving simulator to educate young drivers

Michigan State Police Wakefield troopers partner with Save a Life Tour to teach young motorists the dangers of texting and driving. Recently the MSP Wakefield post partnered with the Save a Life Toru organization to use a driving simulator and VR goggles while working with students from Bessemer and Wakefield-Marinesco …

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Three people arrested for assault with a dangerous weapon in Three Lakes

Three individuals were arraigned in Baraga County 97th district court for an assault in Three Lakes yesterday. On Sunday at 12:30 am MSP Calumet post troopers responded to an incident in three lakes, at the Bear Paw Inn, where three subjects assaulted two individuals. A firearm was allegedly discharged several …

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Michigan Attorney General reminds residents to look out for utility scams on National Utility Scam Awareness Day

Michigan’s Attorney General’s Office reminds residents to look out for utility scams on National Utility Scam Awareness Day. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessell reissued the office’s consumer alert on utility imposter scams. Nessell says that scammers often use bullying tactics, and threaten to shut off gas or electricity service in …

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Keweenaw Community Foundation seeks response for the Community Impact Survey

The Keweenaw Community Foundation works throughout the Keweenaw Peninsula with various funds and groups to support a thriving community in the Copper Country. But to do so, KCF needs to understand what challenges, needs, and priorities the community has.   Recently the Keweenaw Community Foundation released the organization’s Community Impact …

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Operation Copper Country Active Duty delivers home to service men and women from the Keweenaw Peninsula

The Copper Country’s pride in its people and their military service earns a lot of support throughout the year. And during the holidays delivering a little piece of home to a service member can big a huge uplift to their spirits. With only a week, until the holiday season kicks …

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Hancock Volleyball Heads to Semifinals – Wednesday Sports Wrap

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The Hancock High School volleyball team is headed to the state tournament semifinals, after a 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-18) victory over Atlanta in last night’s quarterfinal match. The Bulldogs will face Clarkston Everest Collegiate, which dispatched Ubly in straight …

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Dunkin’ Donuts of Houghton hosts Grand Opening at the new Memorial Drive location

After a few weeks of busy mornings, Dunkin Donuts in Houghton invites the community to fill the new business this afternoon. Dunkin Donuts recently opened a location on M-26 in Houghton last month. The new coffee and breakfast spot offers the national chain’s classic breakfast options like donuts, sandwiches, and …

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Not MI Species Web Series to discuss invasive Himalayan Balsam in the Upper Peninsula

Michigan DNR’s Not MI Species takes a look at a new invasive species located in the Upper Peninsula. Over the year the Michigan DNR has brought awareness of invasive species popping up throughout the state with its web information series, Not MI Species. Tomorrow the daytime webinar will take a …

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