On this week's Copper Country Today: Calumet is celebrating 150 years as a village. Host Todd VanDyke talked with village manager Megan Haselden about the community's history, and plans to celebrate this summer. Hear the discussion here. Bridgefest is near. Host Todd VanDyke welcomed Katie Schlief, Todd Gast and Ryan T...

On this week's Copper Country Today program: Copper Country Intermediate School District Superintendent Jim Rautiola joined host Todd VanDyke to talk about the past school year, and the CCISD millage request that will be on the ballot in August. Hear the conversation here. Nate Jones from the Calumet Theatre joins host...

On this week's Copper Country Today: With several recent high profile arrests of alleged sexual predators in the region, Michigan State Police Lt. Ben Eckola talked with host Todd VanDyke about ways to protect yourself, and your children. Hear the discussion here. The house constructed by the high school building trade...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - A Michigan man was sentenced to five years in prison for possessing over 40,000 images and videos of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) while employed on a military base.

SANDS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - A solar power project in Sands Township has been awarded $748,000 by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE).

ISHPEMING, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - The Barnes-Hecker Mine collapse of 1926 killed 51 men, leaving one lone survivor. One local goes beyond the memorialized names and explores the lasting effects the tragedy has had on the community in her new book.

L'ANSE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - While the Copper Country celebrates community, Washington D.C. celebrates an anniversary this weekend.

BRIMLEY, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - The Bay Mills Indian Community celebrated the grand opening of its new Ganawenindiwag Recovery Center, a place for culturally grounded recovery, in Brimley.

HOUGHTON, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - Aspirus Health leaders were joined by contractors, Miron Construction and Plunkett Raysich Architects, at the Houghton Clinic to celebrate the start of the space's expansion.