Category Archives: News

State Rep. Karl Bohnak on announced his bipartisan plan to support efforts to expand high-speed internet connectivity in the U.P. and across Michigan. The Michigan Broadband Accessibility Act, House B...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), has awarded $1.9 million in State Apprenticeship Expansion grant funding to workforce develo...

President Trump signed an executive order directing the Secretary of Education to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education." This change, combined with other ...

Walmart of Escanaba donated funds to the Catherine Bonifas Civic Center's After School Program from their Spark Good Local Grant. The Spark Good Local Grant is Walmart's new platform for grant funding...

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Animal Welfare Fund grants. This year, thanks to Michiganders who check the "Animal...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has appointed former DNR Director Becky Humphries to a seat on the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, which oversees the DNR's operations and sets outdoors policy for the...

CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH STATE REP. DAVE PRESTIN State Rep. Dave Prestin on voted in favor of a commonsense plan to fix the roads without raising taxes. The legislation - House Bills 4...

CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH BUSINESS COACH JODY LINDBERG Northern Initiatives is again offering a UP Business Plan Cohort for entrepreneurs and business owners across the Upper Peninsula....

Two people are dead after a traffic crash in Marquette County. The sheriff says it happened at about 6:00 Monday night on County Road 581 near County Road 482 in Tilden Township. A pickup driven by Je...

One person is in jail after fleeing from Escanaba Public Safety officers during a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon. Public Safety says it tried to arrest the suspect near Escanaba High School on an outs...