Category Archives: News

Snyder Signs Cyber-Bullying Bill; Also Signs 46 Others
To further Michigan's anti-bullying efforts, Gov. Rick Snyder today signed legislation making cyberbullying a crime. "Cyberbullying can cause just as much trauma as traditional bullying so it's import...
Jack Hall Dec 28, 2018

Snyder Vetoes Casperson's Billboard Legislation
Governor Rick Snyder vetoed eleven pieces of legislation on Thursday, including one written by Upper Peninsula State Senator Tom Casperson about the regulation of highway billboards in Michigan. Senat...
Jack Hall Dec 28, 2018

Whitmer Announces New Department Director Appointments
Governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer today announced key department directors, including heads of the Michigan Department of Transportation, Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Natural Resou...
Jack Hall Dec 27, 2018

Stabenow Nominates 32 For Academies; 3 From U.P.
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow announced today that she has nominated 32 Michigan students for placement at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, the United States Naval Academy in Annap...
Jack Hall Dec 27, 2018

Sault Ste. Marie Man Wins $4 Million On Lottery
A 24-year-old Sault Ste. Marie man says it feels like he's been in a dream since he won $4 million playing the Michigan Lottery's $4,000,000 Winner instant game. "I'd bought a couple of tickets, and k...
Jack Hall Dec 27, 2018

U.P. Doctor's License Revoked For Sex With Patients
The Michigan Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery revoked the medical license of Jonathan Gale Robertson and fined the licensee $100,000 at its December 6, 2018 meeting for having sexual contact ...
Jack Hall Dec 27, 2018

Six Homeless People Arrested In Marquette Break-In
Six homeless people have been arrested in Marquette for allegedly breaking into a vacant apartment in the 400 block of West Washington Street last week. Marquette Police Lieutenant Detective Greg Kinn...
Jack Hall Dec 26, 2018

Winter Weather Advisory Thursday Across U.P.
Including the cities of Grand Marais, Munising, Escanaba, Gladstone, and Seney 442 AM EST Wed Dec 26 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected ...
Jack Hall Dec 26, 2018

Feds, Michigan Speeding Up New Soo Lock Project
Efforts to construct a new Soo Lock took a big step forward as Michigan and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, have signed a memorandum of agreement officially committing Michigan's c...
Jack Hall Dec 26, 2018

MPSC Says 2018 Saw Improvements In State's Energy
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) in 2018 modernized its infrastructure and regulatory approaches to be able to quickly adapt to changes in Michigan's energy and communications industries....
Jack Hall Dec 25, 2018

Escanaba, 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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Red Cross Holding Blood Drives Across Upper Peninsula
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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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