# UpNorthLive News — Traverse City News & Weather

> Instant news, weather, sports, and live newscasts with breaking alerts. (iPhone/iPad app by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/upnorthlive-news/id523794731 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/631472300)
- Category: News, Weather
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 206 App Store ratings · 43 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 16.3 · 149 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2012-05-10
- Data updated: 2026-09-06
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/upnorthlive-news/id523794731/reviews.md

## What is UpNorthLive News?

Stay connected with the latest local news, live weather updates, breaking stories, and sports coverage with the UpNorthLive News app.

Watch live newscasts, get real-time breaking news alerts, track traffic conditions, and stay ahead with accurate hourly and daily weather forecasts from Traverse City, Michigan and nearby communities, including Suttons Bay, Frankfort, Manton, and Kalkaska.

Features:

Breaking local news and national headlines

Live streaming newscasts and video coverage

Real-time weather forecasts and live radar

Traffic updates and road conditions

Instant push notifications for breaking news

Coverage of local events, politics, sports, and community stories

Personalized news experience

Whether you're at home or on the go, the UpNorthLive News  app keeps you informed with fast, reliable, and up-to-the-minute coverage of news, local weather, traffic updates, and the stories that matter most across Traverse City and surrounding Northern Michigan communities.

## Key features

- Breaking news alerts
- Live streaming newscasts
- Hourly and daily weather forecasts
- Live weather radar
- Traffic information
- Customizable notifications

## What do users think of UpNorthLive News?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Great for local news
- 👍 Weather forecast is useful
- 👍 Deals are great
- 👍 Working fine after fixes

**Cons**

- 🐛 Freezing issues
- 🐛 News feed is delayed
- 🐛 App doesn't open after update
- 🐛 School closings won't load
- 🐛 Biased coverage
- 🐛 Videos restart on rotation
- 🐛 Old news stories
- 🐛 App is a storage hog
- 🐛 App won't rotate
- 🐛 Annoying commercials
- 🐛 Cannot pause or rewind videos
- 🐛 Redirects to App Store
- 🐛 Little local news
- 🐛 App doesn't load stories
- 🐛 Stories have no text
- 🐛 Ads redirect to browser
- 🐛 Stories jump to top when ad loads
- 🐛 Notifications are annoying
- 🐛 Poor writing and grammar

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App freezes after a few seconds of run time
- App hasn't worked since update
- School closings won't load
- Videos restart with commercial when rotating phone
- App is stuck on portrait mode
- App doesn't load stories properly
- Stories have no text
- App redirects to App Store when reading articles
- App doesn't load station data
- App won't login or buy deals
- Notifications won't stop even after deleting app
- Article jumps to the top when a new ad loads
- App kicks user back to the top of the page before finishing reading

**Most requested features**

- More weekend news and updates
- Ability to log in different ZIP Codes
- Radar loop feature
- Pause and rewind video functionality
- Fix app rotation for iPad
- More local news on homepage
- Bring back old version
- Fix weather section for zip codes
- Add comments section
- Add pictures and YouTube links to stories
- Fix web link for detailed forecast
- More detailed forecast on app

## Recent user reviews (10 of 43)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/upnorthlive-news/id523794731/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work for live news

*2026-06-16*

I downloaded the app and started up to live news as I was watching it at home. News was running initially, but continue to freeze after a few seconds. Bottom line, it freezes after about two seconds of run time. Not a good app.

### 5/5 — Updated

*2024-06-12*

The only issue I have is that there are days where the feed is at least a day behind. Stories from the televised news don’t show for at least 24 hours

### 4/5 — Weekends

*2024-06-11*

Would like to see more news on the weekend,with updates more often

### 1/5 — Doesn’t Open

*2024-06-03, version 9.16.0*

App hasn’t worked since update. Doesn’t seem they care about fixing the issue either.

### 1/5 — School closings won’t load

*2024-01-09*

The only reason I have this app is for school
Closings. That won’t load on the app currently. I enabled push notifications for this purpose only and it would give breaking news alerts for nothing. The only reason I want to be bothered by this app is for school closings of my selected areas.

### 1/5 — Bias coverage

*2023-09-27, version 8.11.0*

Extremely bias in the coverage of local and national news.

### 4/5 — Great App but….

*2023-02-03*

I really like this app and being able to get the weather forecast is huge for me. The only problem is that when I start playing the weather forecast, then turn my phone sideways to make the picture bigger, it won’t turn sideways and the video starts over with the commercial. That’s very frustrating. I keep thinking they will fix it, but maybe no one has told them. Hence, my review.

### 2/5 — Old news....

*2020-02-11*

I like getting news from the area, but unfortunately the same news stories stay online for days at a time. Each day I’m likely to find only one or two new items per day, and almost never on weekends. Often a waste of my time.

### 4/5 — ZIP Codes

*2019-08-07, version 7.18.0*

I like the application and use it frequently when I spent time at my cottage outside of Clare.

In the settings portion of the application I would like to be able to login different ZIP Codes so that I could automatically go to that location and check the weather. For instance Lake George at 48633 Lake at 48632

### 2/5 — Storage hog

*2019-03-14*

I use this app everyday for local news. Updated to 7.12.0. I don't see much difference. HOWEVER, my *big* complaint with this app has been ongoing for years. The app itself is around 37MB but every time I open articles to read, it keeps adding to my documents and data so that in time the app is using over a GB of storage on my phone. I am not able to delete just the docs and data so I have to delete the whole app and reinstall to get it back down to manageable size. I am just reading the articles and not sharing or anything else so I don't know why the app is "saving" to docs and data. Hassle.

## Frequently asked questions about UpNorthLive News

### What does the UpNorthLive News app do?

The UpNorthLive News app provides instant access to local and national news, weather, and sports. It allows users to watch live newscasts, receive breaking news alerts, and stay informed about weather and traffic conditions.

### What are the key features of the app?

Key features include breaking news alerts and stories, live streaming of newscasts, a new weather section with hourly and daily forecasts, live weather radar, and traffic information. The app has been completely overhauled to be faster and easier to use.

### Is the UpNorthLive News app free to use?

Yes, the app is free to download and use. However, it does display advertisements.

### What kind of news and information can I expect?

You can expect up-to-the-minute local and national news, comprehensive weather forecasts including hourly and daily predictions, live weather radar, and traffic conditions. It also covers sports updates.

### Can I customize notifications?

Yes, the app offers notifications to alert you to breaking news and local events, helping you stay informed without constantly checking the app.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 10.33.0 — 2026-09-03

This release includes improved video playback and closed-caption styling, corrects an issue with some social embeds on story pages, and fixes display issues when using larger device text sizes.

### 10.32.1 — 2026-08-18

This release includes some bug fixes in the video player, the story screen, and the gallery

### 10.31.0 — 2026-07-31

This release upgrades story commenting for a better user experience, and includes bug fixes.

### 10.30.0 — 2026-07-18

In this latest version, we’ve fixed bugs and made improvements to help the app run more smoothly.

### 10.29.0 — 2026-06-30

In this latest version, we’ve fixed bugs and made improvements to help the app run more smoothly. This update includes improvements to app startup, sign-in reliability, notification handling, and video playback.

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