Category Archives: News
Negaunee Students Win National Bridge-Building Competition
Michigan middle and high school students continued a decade-long run and dominated a national bridge-building competition event in Utah this week as teams from around the state took six of the top nin...
May 23, 2019
Missing Plane From U.P. Found In Lake Michigan
A small plane from the Upper Peninsula that went missing on Mother's Day in northern Michigan has been found in Lake Michigan....four and a half miles off the coast of Frankfort. Benzie County Sheriff...
May 23, 2019
Cambensy Mining Bill Passes Senate Committee
The Senate Committee on Natural Resources voted unanimously today to report House Bill 4227 to the full Senate with recommendation that it pass. Introduced by state Rep. Sara Cambensy (D-Marquette) in...
May 22, 2019
Governor Signs Prison Parole Legislation Into Law
Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bills 4129 through 4132, which passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, to allow the Michigan Department of Corrections to parole seriously ill and med...
May 22, 2019
Senate Committee Takes Testimony On KBIC Proposal
The Senate Natural Resources Committee approved land- and water-based measures on Wednesday after hearing testimony from Upper Peninsula residents at locations in both L'Anse and Marquette. Senate Res...
May 22, 2019
Sink Hole Forms On Escanaba Road; Repairs Thursday
Due to a sink hole that has formed over a sanitary sewer main, South 14th Street, from 16th Avenue South to Lake Shore Drive will be closed on Thursday, May 23rd. This street will be closed to all thr...
May 22, 2019
Finnish Folk Trio To Perform At Bay College Thursday
The Midsummer Strings, a folk trio whose repertoire expands over twenty years, will perform in the Besse Theater of Bay College's Escanaba campus on Thursday, May 23 at 7:30 PM. The members of the tri...
May 22, 2019
Peters Proposes School Bus Safety Legislation
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent motorists from passing school buses stopped at loading zones. The Stop for School Buses Act of 2019 ...
May 22, 2019
Superior Health Foundation Adds New Board Member
The Superior Health Foundation welcomed Dr. Bryan Dixon to its Board of Directors at its May meeting. A native of Fairbanks, Alaska, Dr. Dixon is a partner at Advanced Center for Orthopedics and Plast...
May 22, 2019
Washouts Force Closure Of Houghton County ORV Route
Washouts have forced the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to close of a portion of the Lake Linden Off-Road Vehicle Route in Houghton County. The section of the trail from Normand Road to Lake...
May 22, 2019
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Local News from the RRN News Center
One Dead, Another Hurt In Motorcycle-Pickup Crash Near Skandia
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Bohnak Bill Limiting Housing Ownership Passes Legislature
Jul 05, 2026
City Of Ishpeming Holds Ribbon Cutting For New Skatepark
Jul 05, 2026
Rep. Fairbairn: New State Budget Includes $30 Million For LSSU
Jul 05, 2026
Gov. Whitmer Praises Budget Passed After Legislative All-Nighter
Jul 03, 2026
Three U.P. Counties Approved For Federal Disaster Assistance
Jul 03, 2026
Western U.P. Gets $1 Million From EPA For Brownfield Cleanup
Jul 02, 2026
Michigan DNR Launches New Survey About Wild Turkey Population
Jul 02, 2026
Chocolay Township Completes Work On New Volleyball Courts
Jul 02, 2026
