Local News
Families brighten up Houghton with hand-painted stars
18h ago
May polling place open on Tuesday
22h ago
Houghton Police warn of court summons scam targeting residents
22h ago
Visit Keweenaw announces details for the Spring Photo Contest
22h ago
Residents serve their community during Pitch in for Parks
23h ago
Michigan Technological University to establish a Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence next fall
May 01, 2026
Local Sports
Hancock Retains Copper Ball in Split with Calumet - Tuesday Sports Wrap
3h ago
Pistons Complete Comeback, Advance in NBA Playoffs - Monday Sports Wrap
May 04, 2026
Hancock Sweeps Bulldog Track Invitational - Sunday Sports Wrap
May 03, 2026
Obituaries
Edward M. Burger
4h ago
Richard L. "Woody" Wood
4h ago
Clark Neil Westman
4h ago
Robert Edward Loukus
4h ago
Clara Gray
4h ago
Evelyn V. Goke
4h ago
Phillip Michael Shanahan
4h ago
Alan Charles Heikkinen
4h ago
Lloyd J. Kunick
May 02, 2026
Barbara Jean Knipp
May 02, 2026
Jerry J. MacInnes
May 01, 2026
Kevin Cadeau
Apr 30, 2026
Copper Country Today
Copper Country Today - May 3, 2026
On this week's Copper Country Today: Gina Nicholas, Molly Powers and Brice Holden from the Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition talk with host Todd VanDyke about the role their organization plays in balancing the region's outdoor activities. Hear the discussion here. Host Todd VanDyke welcomes Marty Fassen from the Ke...
May 03, 2026
Copper Country Today - April 26, 2026
On this week's Copper Country Today: Virginia Lambert and Ayla LaRoe from Copper Shores Victim Services join host Todd VanDyke for a discussion of their services to victims of sexual assault and other crimes. Listen to the conversation here. Host Todd VanDyke welcomes Julia Peterson and Robin Meneguzzo with an update o...
Apr 26, 2026
Copper Country Today - April 19, 2026
On this week's Copper Country Today: Host Todd VanDyke talks with Copper Country School District Superintendent Jim Rautiola about the upcoming election to renew the district's Career and Technical Education millage. Listen to the conversation here. Dr. Bill Roberts talks with host Todd VanDyke about the Campaign for M...
Apr 19, 2026
Regional News from MyUPNow.com
Daughter seeks help finding missing UP woman Starla Goings over Mother's Day weekend
MUNISING, Mich. (WJMN/WBUP) - The spring thaw has brought a renewed ground effort to find missing Alger County woman Starla Goings, nearly nine months after her disappearance.
9h ago
Young Authors Conference celebrates literacy, features author Sarah Weeks
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - Fourth and fifth graders from across Marquette County gathered at Northern Michigan University this morning for day one of the Marquette-Alger Young Authors Conference.
13h ago
Local high school students clean Barnes-Hecker victim headstones
ISHPEMING, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - Students with Ishpeming High School's National Honor Society volunteered their time to clean headstones of the Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster victims at the Ishpeming Cemetery this afternoon.
13h ago
MDHHS graded MI universities' based on smoking policies. How did U.P. schools perform?
UPPER PENINSULA, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - More colleges and universities in Michigan are instituting tobacco-free and smoke-free policies, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) 2025 Tobacco-Free Report Card.
14h ago
Coast Guard to deploy autonomous sail drones on the Great Lakes
UPPER PENINSULA, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - If you see a strange object floating on the Great Lakes this summer, it may be a sail drone deployed by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).
15h ago
Want to help clean up highway-side litter? Adopt-A-Highway's UP groups gear up soon
UPPER PENINSULA, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - As snow melts and spring reveals the rubbish hidden underneath snow, Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) programs will begin picking up litter on Monday, May 9.
16h ago
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