March 25, 2025 @ 3:54 pm
Budgeting season is underway in the Copper Country. Last Wednesday, Houghton held its first budget session of the year, discussing its $5.2 million limit. (March 24, 2025)
Allegedly, there is a false offer advertising a free meal at Red Lobster in Marquette for those who attend a seminar for Medical Transport Solutions (MASA), a private …
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Chairperson Austin Lowes said President Donald Trump's recent executive order beginning the closure of the Department of Edu…
At its height, Calumet was home to more than 100,000 people, many of which were connected to the region’s mining industry and the nation’s labor movement. Now, its res…
At the annual Sparkplug Awards in the Keweenaw Peninsula, Denise Hansen won the 2025 Hometown Hero Award for her quick action that save the Keweenaw Co-op's general ma…
Aspen Ridge Elementary School Principal Chris Marana received six pies to the face after the students surpassed their reading goal for their 'March is Reading Month' m…
An agreement between GEO Group and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aims to use the previously shuttered, North Lake Facility in Baldwin, Michigan as a f…
Along with the Coast Guard, Michigan State Police and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worked together to rescue a dog on the icy waters in Sault Ste. Marie. (March 20, 2025)
The Houghton-based Chicken Tramper Ultra-light Gear company has made leaps and bounds in terms of progress thanks to their business strategies, passion for the product…
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — Librarians around the Upper Peninsula are concerned that the continuous federal funding cuts by the Trump administration will harm their…
NEGAUNEE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — Negaunee's first and only fully-equipped indoor "ninja gym" is officially open as of Monday, March 24.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top national security officials for President Donald Trump, including his defense secretary, texted plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a…
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Dearborn Heights, MI (Planet Detroit) — Sweeping layoffs of federal employees have struck the program responsible for controlling the invasive sea lamprey eel that thr…
WASHINGTON (AP) — With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which mete…
BARAGA COUNTY, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — The Baraga County 97th District Court will join the Michigan Mi-FILE e-filing program.
HOUGHTON, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — Michigan Technological University (MTU) has found the institution’s new chief financial officer and vice president of Administration.
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