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Michigan State Police arrest three individuals in Delta County for drug possession along state roadways during separate incidents.  On January 3rd  MSP Gladstone Post troopers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Escanaba resident Jennifer Verbrigghe. Law enforcement found methamphetamine in the vehicle. The following day, troopers checked …

This story was produced by My UP News Correspondent Jessica Goska, find the original story here. When Jim Provost returned home to the Upper Peninsula from his military service in 1969, he knew he wanted to help veterans like himself.  Struggling with overwhelming guilt after leaving Vietnam, Provost considered suicide. …

The MTEC SmartZone announces a new addition to the business incubator’s team. Earlier this week MTEC SmartZone announced it has hired Mary Kate Ahles as a Marketing Manager. Ahles graduated from the University of Wisconsin Extended Campus with a Bachelor of Science in Sustainability management, with minors in environmental sustainability …

Houghton’s police department has recorded fewer complaints in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2024 the Houghton Police Department responded to 2,890 calls for service. A large number of the department response conducted health and safety checks, followed by responding to traffic accidents. Police Chief John Donnelly says before …

Starting the year strong makes a difference. The Upper Peninsula Regional Blood Center wants to start 2025 strong too. This month in the western upper peninsula the center plans to host three donation sites. Today the first blood donation site will open at the Houghton High School from noon until …

Some students from the Copper Country may go on to invent solutions to challenges facing today’s communities. But everyone has to start somewhere. InventCon at Superior MakersFest 2025 has officially opened registration for the student invention convention. The event encourages students to get creative says CCISD STEM program coordinator Emily …

Excitement about Hancock has been growing since the first storm dropped snow into the Copper Country. The same is true for Heikinpaiva’s cultural festivities at the end of January. Each year, the Finnish American Folk School collaborates with the Hancock Finnish Theme Committee to organize cultural enrichment courses for the …

This story was produced by My UP News correspondent Andrew Lorinser, find the original story here. Following the recent enactment of legislation mandating all egg-laying hens in Michigan to be cage-free by the end of 2024, Michigan Senate Republicans are resharing statements made in 2019 by Senator Ed McBroom who …

The Ottawa National Forest Ontonagon Ranger District Office will only open on Wednesdays for the foreseeable future. The US national forest will limit the Ontonagon district office of the Ottawa National Forest to Wednesday mornings between 8am and noon. The Ottawa National Forest has been unable to hire an Office …

This story was produced by My UP News, find the original story here. During the week of Mon. Jan. 6, fire staff at the Ottawa National Forest say they plan to start pile-burning operations along Dinner Lake Road, situated 10 miles southeast of Watersmeet. The piles have matured after an …