Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: PowerSchool security breach impacts a local school district
UPDATE: CCISD Superintendent confirmed several school districts in the region, including Houghton - Portage Township Schools, use PowerSchool services. The cyberattack against the company has likely i...
Site Staff Jan 10, 2025

Hancock continues making memories on the Quincy Green while sledding with the Copper Country's kids
Through its various owners the Quincy Green remains a central gathering place for Hancock's Community. And will continue to offer the city's residents a place to celebrate, relax, and commune for many...
Site Staff Jan 09, 2025

Michigan State Police arrest three people, in separate stops, for drug possession
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 o...
Site Staff Jan 09, 2025

Upper Peninsula Marine earns Michigan Veteran of the Year Award for service working with veterans
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 wan...
Site Staff Jan 09, 2025

MTEC SmartZone adds Mary Kate Ahles to its team as a Marketing Manager
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 U...
Site Staff Jan 09, 2025

Houghton Police records fewer calls for service than before the COVID pandemic, Houghton approves transit budget
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 ...
Site Staff Jan 09, 2025

Upper Peninsula Regional Blood Center hosts four donation sites in the western Upper Peninsula during January
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...
Site Staff Jan 08, 2025

InventCon registration opens for Copper Country students
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 ...
Site Staff Jan 08, 2025

Finnish American Folk School passes on skills from Finland leading up to Heikinpaiva
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 Finn...
Site Staff Jan 08, 2025

Michigan Republicans share Sen. McBroom 2019 statements on the new cage-free egg law
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-fr...
Site Staff Jan 08, 2025