Local News
Michigan Technological University receives $1.9 million NSF award to support cybersecurity and AI scholarships
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GEAR UP programs help high school and middle school students prepare for college
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Aspirus Health professionals help students and parents prepare for the return of early mornings
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Isle Royale National Park closes four campsites, second closure in 2026
16h ago
Evan Dixon will serve 18 to 40 years for second degree murder
16h ago
Pamela Hecht Honored as Fair Exhibitor of the Year
Aug 28, 2026
Local Sports
Tigers Fall to Dodgers - Monday Sports Wrap
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Tech Volleyball Wins Two - Sunday Sports Wrap
Aug 30, 2026
Football Wins for MTU, LL-H and L'Anse - Friday Sports Wrap
Aug 28, 2026
Obituaries
Judith Elaine Albee
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Marilyn M. Mickelsen
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Gloria J. Codere
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Paul Jurmu
Aug 28, 2026
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Edward Virtanen
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Michael C. Sorvala
Aug 26, 2026
Ruth J. Lucier
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Dale Phillip Adams
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Roy Lee McIntyre
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James D. Mountjoy
Aug 25, 2026
Copper Country Today
Copper Country Today - August 30, 2026
On this week's Copper Country Today: Faith Morrison, Tom Tikkanen and Sheriff Josh Saaranen talk with host Tim Peters about the latest Houghton County Jail proposal. Here the conversation here. Host Tim Peters talks with Dana Langsford of the UP Health System about the importance of donating blood and platelets. Listen...
Aug 30, 2026
Copper Country Today - August 23, 2026
On this week's Copper Country Today program: Host Tim Peters welcomes Jim Northey from the Copper Country Angel Mission for an update about their back-to-school backpack program and other services. Listen to the discussion here. Rick Freeman from the Houghton County Fair Board joins host Tim Peters with a preview of th...
Aug 22, 2026
Copper Country Today - August 15, 2026
On this week's Coppe Country Today: Sigrid Resh of the Keweenaw Invasive Species Management Area talks with host Tim Peters about their Barberry trade-up program and other initiatives. Hear the conversation here. Host Tim Peters welcomes Copper Country Intermediate School District Superintendent Jim Rautiola with a loo...
Aug 15, 2026
Regional News from MyUPNow.com
Child on bike survives crash in L'anse; father pushes for safer intersections
L'ANSE, Mich. (WJMN/WBUP) - Last Friday, a child riding his bike in downtown L'anse collided with a car. His father says while the driver did not have a stop sign, they should have.
2h ago
Vance casts El-Sayed as 'evil' and tells him to 'keep my wife's name the hell out of your mouth'
(CNN) - Vice President JD Vance said in Michigan on Monday that "there's something about Abdul El-Sayed that is very, very, evil," arguing that the state's Democratic Senate nominee is symptomatic of a growing trend in America of fighting "for......
7h ago
Former Houghton County attorney sentenced to 18 to 40 years for second-degree murder
HOUGHTON COUNTY, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - Evan Dixon, a former Houghton County attorney, was sentenced today to 40 years in prison for the second-degree murder of Theron Duncan in November 2023. Judge Matthew Wiese set the maximum sentence after Dixon plead...
8h ago
Tilden Township issues boil water advisory beginning Sept. 1
MARQUETTE COUNTY, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - Tilden Township residents should boil their water before using it beginning at 9 a.m. on September 1, 2026, due to repairs at the township's booster station.
8h ago
IOHT Lakenenland Extension on Track for Completion
CHOCOLAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - The Iron Ore Heritage Trail's (IOHT) Lakenenland Extension is nearly complete.
9h ago
Medical emergency leads to fatal crash, damages two homes in Calumet Township
HOUGHTON COUNTY, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - A medical emergency behind the wheel led to a fatal crash that damaged two homes in Calumet Township on Sunday afternoon.
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