Category Archives: News

Governor Executive Order Creates New Department
Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order to streamline and better coordinate efforts within state government to meet the state's business and labor needs by consolidating workforce an...
Jack Hall Jun 06, 2019

U.P. Cybersecurity Consortium Receives $2.47 Million
The Upper Peninsula Cybersecurity Consortium, convened by Northern Michigan University in collaboration with industry and education partners, has received two innovation grants totaling $2.47 million ...
Jack Hall Jun 06, 2019

Secretary Of State Looks To Expand College-Age Voting
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today announced steps to promote participation among college-age voters. The steps are part of a broader voter engagement initiative and will help bring a mutually ag...
Jack Hall Jun 06, 2019

Missing Man Found Dead In Marquette County
According to the Forsyth Township Police Department, a group of volunteers in the search of 48-year-old Dan McLaughlin found a body in the Escanaba River around 3:35 p.m. today, June 5. Local Three Ne...
Jack Hall Jun 05, 2019

M-DOT Begins Work On M-77 In Schoolcraft County
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $1.7 million to resurface about 12 miles of M-77 from M-28 to the Alger/Schoolcraft county line in Schoolcraft County. Work will inc...
Jack Hall Jun 05, 2019

Attorney General Issues Statement On Mackinac Anchor Strike
Attorney General Dana Nessel made the following comment today regarding the recent release of the National Transportation Safety Board's report on the Line 5 anchor strike: "The National Transportatio...
Jack Hall Jun 05, 2019

Iron Mountain Man Accused Of Crimes Against Children
(Iron Mountain Police, WJMN-Local Three News) The Iron Mountain Police report the arrest of a 52-year-old man on charges of Child Sexually Abusive Material and Using a Computer to Commit a Crime. Edwi...
Jack Hall Jun 05, 2019

Wood, Skewis Win UP-Health System 'Mercy Award'
UP Health System - Marquette recently announced that Debbie Wood, a Senior Cardiovascular Tech in the Cath Lab, has been recognized as the hospital's 2019 Mercy Award winner. The Mercy Award recognize...
Jack Hall Jun 05, 2019

Traffic Switch Next Week On US-2 Escanaba River Bridge
Eastbound and westbound traffic on US-2/US-41/M-35 at the Escanaba River Bridge will be switched onto the eastbound US-2 lanes as part of continuing work on the Michigan Department of Transport...
Jack Hall Jun 05, 2019

Congressman Bergman Wants Answers On Military Suicides
Congressman Jack Bergman (R-MI), Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN), and Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA) sent Acting Secretary Shanahan (DoD) and Secretary Wilkie (VA) a bipartisan letter to exp...
Jack Hall Jun 04, 2019

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