LANSING, MICH. Michigan communities will soon benefit from the addition of 10 state troopers who graduated this afternoon from the 151st Trooper Recruit School, a recruit school for licensed police officers. During the ceremony in Lansing, Col. James F. Grady II, director of the Michigan State Police (MSP),administered the Oath […]

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — A woman walking alone at night on September 16 was forced to the ground and sexually assaulted, according to police.  According to a news release from the Mackinac Island Police Department, Mackinac Island Police Officers responded to a report of a sexual assault at approximately […]

Chippewa County, MI –Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) is excited to announce the 1000th book handed out through the Book Ladder program. Book Ladder is a community-supported program that provides age-appropriate books for Chippewa County children during Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program visits. The Book Ladder program launched on August […]

Dafter, MI – The Dafter Township Fire Department is excited to announce that they have been awarded two highly competitive FEMA Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) grants, totaling $490,780.94 in federal funding! $449,523.80 – New Tanker$41,257.14 – New Fire Hose & Nozzles NEW TANKER The new tanker will replace the current […]

Mackinac County, Michigan. – A serious two-vehicle crash on the Mackinac Bridge, reported earlier on EUP News, resulted in multiple injuries and the arrest of an individual for Reckless Driving Causing Serious Impairment of a Body Function, which is a felony offense. The bridge was temporarily closed while emergency personnel […]

The Mackinac Bridge has reopened to traffic due to a serious two-vehicle crash that occurred on the bridge. Preliminary investigation indicates the two involved vehicles were travelling southbound when one vehicle rear-ended the other. Multiple individuals were injured, including two seriously. The MSP St. Ignace Post is leading the investigation, […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario ­and Mich. – The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic during the Sault International Festival of Races on Saturday, Sept. 26. The bridge will close to vehicle traffic at 7:30 a.m. and will reopen at 9:30 a.m. The 5-mile bridge run crosses the bridge as part of its course. This is […]

LANSING– The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge and the Blue Water Bridge are major connections for both tourism and international trade between the United States and Canada. Since 2025, these bridges have seen a shift toward fewer passenger vehicle and truck crossings, which experts say result largely from higher tariffs […]

KALAMAZOO, MI — Scott Lacey doesn’t want to be viewed as an inspiration. He wants the world to think differently. On Aug. 9, the Kalamazoo athlete gave people another reason to do exactly that, becoming the first known visually impaired athlete to swim around Mackinac Island, navigating the waters around […]

This fall, for the first time since 2021, the Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District is taking part in the Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative (DHIPI). This program hasbeen funded by the Michigan DNR for decades in an effort to benefit deer and other wildlife habitat in the Upper Peninsula. Local sportsmen groups, […]