Category Archives: News

Heikinapaiva cultural activities and events taking place before the bear rolls over
The parade, wife-carrying races, and circle dances will gather the community on Hancock's Quincy Green next month. But until Heikipaiva returns the Copper Country will enjoy cultural enrichment activi...
Site Staff Dec 23, 2024

Michigan Senate Appropriations Committee approves $247 Million in SOAR subsidies, leaves out $50 Million for the Copperwood Mine project
The Michigan Senate Appropriations Committee will not approve funding that would support the Copper wood mine development in Gogebic County. Last Week the Michigan Senate appropriations committee appr...
Site Staff Dec 23, 2024

Northern Michigan University will oversee a $2.5 Million research grant addressing poverty and opioid use disorder
Northern Michigan University will oversee a 2.5 million dollar grant program to address addiction, employment, and poverty in the Upper Peninsula. On Friday Northern Michigan University announced the ...
Site Staff Dec 23, 2024

It's time to Ride Right in the Copper Country
The Lift Bridge trail has opened, and the snowmobile season is starting in the Copper Country. At the start of every season, trail clubs work with private land owners, and the Department of Natural Re...
Site Staff Dec 23, 2024

Pat's Foods contribute $18,000 toward the Agassiz Field Scoreboard project
Pat's Foods donates funds to support replacing the Calumet Laurium Keweenaw Schools scoreboard. Recently Pat's Food donated 18,000 dollars to CLK Schools' athletics to contribute to the Agassiz field ...
Site Staff Dec 20, 2024

Keweenaw Snowmobile Club opens the Lift Bridge Trail for the start of the snowmobile season
Just in time for Christmas the Keweenaw Snowmobile Club and its partners delivered a gift to the Copper Country. This morning crews from the city of Houghton delivered loads of snow under the bridge f...
Site Staff Dec 20, 2024

Trout Lake Township home a total loss in a fire
This story was produced by My UP News' Rebecca Bartleme, find the story here. Police in the eastern Upper Peninsula are investigating an incident leading to a house being a total loss after a fire Tue...
Site Staff Dec 20, 2024

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community receives a $7.1 Million HUD PRICE grant to support manufactured housing improvements and developments
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community receives 7.1 million dollars to support manufactured home construction. The tribe announced on Thursday that it will receive a 7.1 million dollar grant from the U.S. ...
Site Staff Dec 20, 2024

Superior Health Foundation organizes AED fundraiser to save lives in the Upper Peninsula
Around the new year is an important to time look ahead. But it's never a bad time to look ahead to what to do in an emergency. Before February 2025's celebration of Healthy Heart Month, the Superior H...
Site Staff Dec 20, 2024

Three men arrested in connection to multiple break-ins in Houghton and Keweenaw counties
The Houghton Sheriff's office arrested three men in connection with multiple home robberies in Houghton and Keweenaw counties. On Thursday the Houghton County Sheriff's office announced the arrest of ...
Site Staff Dec 20, 2024
Wednesday
Highs level off around 39 under overcast skies with a slight chance for snow showers early. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 25%.
Wednesday Night
Overcast skies with a low of 18. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 15%.
Thursday
Highs level off around 42 under partly cloudy skies. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Overcast skies with a slight chance for snow showers late. Low of 28. Winds out of the east 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 15%.
Friday
Partly cloudy skies with a high of 45. Winds out of the west around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy with overnight lows approaching 25. Winds becoming northeast around 5 mph.
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