Category Archives: News

Rep. LaFave Says 2018 Was Good Year For U.P.
As the Michigan Legislature's 2017-18 session came to a close, the Upper Peninsula received a lot of good news to brighten the holiday season. From sports and recreation to rural broadband, investment...
Jack Hall Dec 30, 2018

Monday Last Day To Donate To Scholarship Fund
With the 2018 tax year ending, the Michigan Department of Treasury is asking Michiganders to consider making a tax-deductible contribution to the Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund. Donations ma...
Jack Hall Dec 30, 2018

Gov. Snyder Vetoes Casperson 'Loser Pay' Bill; Many Others
LISTEN TO JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH CASPERSON FROM FRIDAY, BEFORE THE VETOES WERE ISSUED Governor Rick Snyder on Friday vetoed legislation that would have required the state to pay the legal costs of...
Jack Hall Dec 29, 2018
Gov. Snyder Signs Supplemental Budget Bill Into Law
Pictured: Snyder during a visit to Escanaba High School this fall... Gov. Rick Snyder Friday signed a supplemental investment plan of more than $500 million that was a result of increased revenue coll...
Jack Hall Dec 29, 2018

Gov. Snyder Signs Nearly 200 Bills Into Law
Survivors of sexual assault will have enhanced access to medical forensic examinations and health care services under legislation signed Friday by Gov. Rick Snyder. "Survivors of sexual assault deserv...
Jack Hall Dec 29, 2018

'Unfavorable' Ending To Search For Escanaba Man
The Escanaba Department of Public Safety says that Gregory Dennis and his vehicle were found in the southern portion of Delta County in Ford River Township, ending a weeklong search for the missing 51...
Jack Hall Dec 28, 2018

Casperson Reflects On Time In Michigan Legislature
LISTEN TO COMMENTS FROM STATE SENATOR TOM CASPERSON This weekend will be the last for Tom Casperson as he wraps up his time as a Michigan legislator. The Escanaba Republican has served the last eight ...
Jack Hall Dec 28, 2018

New Snowmobile Races Coming To Ontonagon
The Ontonagon-based Mid America Snow and Terrain Expert Racers (MASTERS) Racing Circuit will hold its first Terra-X Snowmobile Race next to the North Country Snowmobile Clubhouse. The new form of snow...
Jack Hall Dec 28, 2018

Michigan Traffic Fatalities Increase Over Christmas Weekend
Preliminary reports by the Michigan State Police (MSP) show 10 people lost their lives in nine separate traffic crashes during the 2018 Operation C.A.R.E. (Crash Awareness and Reduction Efforts) Lifes...
Jack Hall Dec 28, 2018

Escanaba Lighthouse, Museum Hold Open House
The Delta County Historical Society showed off its museum, the county archives, and the historic Sand Point Lighthouse during a Holiday Open House on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons in Escanaba. Cha...
Jack Hall Dec 28, 2018

Escanaba, MI, USA
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Marquette, MI, USA
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Manistique, MI, USA
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Munising, MI, USA
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Iron Mountain, MI, USA
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Local News from the RRN News Center
UPAWS Holiday Cat Adoption Event This Weekend
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Marquette St. Vincent DePaul Planning Expansion Of Facility
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Escanaba Man Convicted Of Murdering Pregnant Ex-Girlfriend
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BE NICE: Annual 'Spread Goodness Day' Set For This Friday
Mar 12, 2026
Red Cross Holding Blood Drives Across Upper Peninsula
Mar 12, 2026
300 AND THEN SOME: Keweenaw Reaches Snow Milestone
Mar 12, 2026
Four Illinois Visitors Fined, Banned For Vandalism At Pictured Rocks
Mar 12, 2026
DNR Outlines Fish Survey Results From Lakes Superior, Michigan
Mar 11, 2026
Upper Peninsula Receives $1.3 Million In Arts, Culture Funding
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