High School High school boys basketball state champions will be crowned today, although none will come to the U.P. In Division Four, Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men, which defeated Dollar Bay-Tamarack City in the semifinals, will face Concord at 10:00. In Division One, Rockford takes on East Lansing at 12:15. ...

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As received from the Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service. If you have questions about, or potential corrections to the content, please contact the funeral home directly. Russell W. Koski, 76, a resident of Chassell, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at his home following a lengthy illness. Russ was bor...

MACKINAC COUNTY, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - Nearly a year after the historic March 2025 ice storm, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has amended the major disaster declaration to include funding for eligible public...

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - Ahead of the major winter weather event anticipated through Monday, March 16, Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) reminds its customers that they may experience power outages.

Heikki Lunta's not done with the Upper Peninsula yet. As the Copper Country breaks past the 300-inch snowfall mark in this winter's total, more snow arrives to the Keweenaw Peninsula. Visit Keweenaw's Executive Director Brad Barnett says crossing the 300-inch mark is always a special moment in the season, delivering th...

Two men in the Copper Country received sentencing on felony OUI offenses this week in separate court proceedings. In Houghton County 12th Circuit Court, Steven Joshua Schmitt was sentenced Monday for his third OUI offense and driving without a license in 2025. His case was bound over to circuit court in May 2025. Schm...

COPPER HARBOR, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - The Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition (KORC) is ready to establish public access to the Montreal Falls hiking trail but needs permit approval from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) before work can...

The Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition is ready to establish public access to the Montreal Falls hiking trail but needs permit approval from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources before work can begin. KORC Chairperson Gina Nicholas said the organization submitted the Montreal Falls trail permit to the depar...

HOUGHTON, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - The Copper Country continues to grow through the incredible work of many individuals and organizations.