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Northern Michigan University will oversee a 2.5 million dollar grant program to address addiction, employment, and poverty in the Upper Peninsula. On Friday Northern Michigan University announced the college will assume oversight of a 2.5 million dollar research grant from the National Institute of Health to evaluate an intervention approach …

The Lift Bridge trail has opened, and the snowmobile season is starting in the Copper Country. At the start of every season, trail clubs work with private land owners, and the Department of Natural Resources to inform riders and visitors of trail closures, and how to Ride Right. Since the …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey Yesterday… Hartland defeated Hancock 6-1. College Basketball The Northern Michigan women’s team lost 84-62 at Ashland yesterday. Mackenzie Holzwart came off the bench to score 14 for the Wildcats. NHL The Red Wings host the …

On this week’s Copper Country Today: Angela Price and Zachary Meston from unitē Mental Health and Wellness talk with host Todd VanDyke about their organization, and a new program to provide counseling for troubled youths. Listen to the conversation here. Host Todd VanDyke welcomes Houghton County Sheriff Josh Saarinen and …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey Saturday… Houghton shut down Trenton 7-1. The Gremlins broke the early 1-1 tie with two goals late in the second period, then piled on four more in the third. Jack Sayen scored twice, and Brody …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school boys basketball last night… Houghton outscored L’Anse 74-46.  Calumet defeated Baraga 55-33. Gavin Sturos scored 18 for the Copper Kings, and Kent Koskela added 15. Jayme Denomie led the Vikings with 10 points. Forest Park got …

  Pat’s Foods donates funds to support replacing the Calumet Laurium Keweenaw Schools scoreboard.   Recently Pat’s Food donated 18,000 dollars to CLK Schools’ athletics to contribute to the Agassiz field scoreboard replacement project. Earlier in the week Incredible Bank Foundation also donated 18,000 dollars to the project. The new …

Just in time for Christmas the Keweenaw Snowmobile Club and its partners delivered a gift to the Copper Country. This morning crews from the city of Houghton delivered loads of snow under the bridge for the snowmobile club’s groomers to lay down mats and spread out the lift bridge trail. …

This story was produced by My UP News’ Rebecca Bartleme, find the story here. Police in the eastern Upper Peninsula are investigating an incident leading to a house being a total loss after a fire Tuesday afternoon. According to Michigan State Police, crews were reported to house fire before 2 …

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community receives 7.1 million dollars to support manufactured home construction. The tribe announced on Thursday that it will receive a 7.1 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement program. The funds are part of …