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Superior Central educator wins Excellence in Education award from MI lottery
ALGER COUNTY, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - An Alger County educator has been honored wit ha Michigan Lottery Excellence in Education award.
7h ago

Ishpeming Elks Lodge hosting free community Easter dinner
ISHPEMING, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - The Ishpeming Elks Lodge is once again hosting a free community Easter dinner.
7h ago

Community invited to help paint NMU library mural
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - There is a chance to leave your mark on a mural on NMU's campus.
7h ago

Thousands of items in one 'pint-sized' place at Geoff and Jon's Record Show
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - Geoff and Jon's Record Show returns to Marquette on Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28 in a 'pint-sized' way. It's a smaller set up than usual at Blackrocks Brewery...
8h ago

Soo man sentenced up to 90 years for murder of 20-year-old Katie Robinson
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - A Michigan man was sentenced Tuesday to a minimum of 60 years in prison for a high-speed chase that ended in a fatal collision on Sault Ste. Marie's Ashmun Street nearly five...
17h ago

Learn, develop and connect with these free events at Northern Michigan University
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - Northern Michigan University is hosting a series of speakers and conference events from March 25th through 27th - which are free and open to the public.
20h ago

Over $6 million in marijuana taxes sent back to U.P. cities, counties, and tribes
UPPER PENINSULA, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - Several cities, townships, counties and tribes will receive their cut of the over $140 million being distributed as part of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of...
21h ago

Copper Country Boat Tours debuts new addition to its fleet: a hovercraft
HANCOCK, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - A new recreation opportunity has arrived on the Keweenaw Peninsula as snowmobiles and off-road vehicles gain company from an unexpected addition: a hovercraft.
21h ago

NMU alum, Marquette native was on Oscar-winning 'KPop Demon Hunters' team
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - A born-and-raised Yooper with an education from Northern Michigan University (NMU) not only attended the Oscars, but was part of the crew who won the Academy Award for b...
23h ago

Marquette's Pine Street to briefly close for Shamrock Sprint
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - Pine Street will be closed on Thursday, March 26, for Queen City Running Company's one-mile race: the Shamrock Sprint.
Mar 24, 2026
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Oil Prices Fall as Pakistan Facilitates Secret U.S.-Iran Talks
A proposed ceasefire effort appeared to gain shape Tuesday as U.S. officials and regional intermediaries worked to open a path toward talks with Iran....
11h ago
Trump Signals Iran Talks as Tehran Pushes Back
President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is in contact with Iranian officials and sees a real chance for a deal to end the war. He al...
Mar 24, 2026
Trump's 48-Hour Deadline: Middle East on Edge as Strait of Hormuz Standoff Peaks
A new warning from President Donald Trump pushed the Iran crisis into sharper focus on Sunday. In a message tied to the Strait of Hormuz standoff, Tru...
Mar 23, 2026
Trump Issues 48-Hour Ultimatum to Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Closure
A new warning from the White House sharpened the crisis on Sunday as President Donald Trump told Iran it had 48 hours to fully reopen the Strait of Ho...
Mar 22, 2026
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