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Cruise Ship To Return To Escanaba In 2025; Stops Also In Sault, Mackinac Island
Story, photos courtesy of Vicki LaFave Voyager and Ocean Navigator cruise ships that visited Escanaba in Summer 2023, previously owned by American Queen Voyages, were recently purchased by cruise indu...
Jul 24, 2024
Army Corps Of Engineers Holding Annual Great Lakes Photography Contest
The Detroit District of the Army Corps of Engineersd invites the public to enter its 9th annual photo contest highlighting U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sites across the Great Lakes. The top 12 photogr...
Jul 23, 2024
Governor Whitmer Signs Record-High K-12, Higher Education Budgets Into Law
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the $23 billion education budget for fiscal year 2025 that continues record investments in education, from preschool to postsecondary, and supports students and educat...
Jul 23, 2024
Prestin Bill To Extend EMT Temporary Licenses Signed Into Law
State Rep. Dave Prestin on Tuesday was encouraged to see his plan to support emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics signed into law. The newly enacted state law extends temporary licenses...
Jul 23, 2024
Governor Signs Markkanen Bill Naming M-26 After World War Two Hero
State Rep. Greg Markkanen on Tuesday celebrated the signing of his plan to name a section of M-26 in Houghton County as the Private Wesley Karna Memorial Highway. "Wesley Vietti Karna made the highest...
Jul 23, 2024
Superior Watershed Partnership Gets $1.6 Million For Summer Utility Assistance
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH PROGAM MANAGER KASEY GRIECO The Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) has utility assistance funding to help more UP households stay comfortable and safe ...
Jul 23, 2024
RRN EXCLUSIVE: Upper Peninsula Lawmakers Respond To Biden Announcement
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH STATE REP. JENN HILL (D-MARQUETTE) Sunday's announcement from President Joe Biden that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential campaign was met with...
Jul 22, 2024 President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday, February 7, 2023, on the House floor of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)
Governor Whitmer 'Focused On Michigan'; Not Running To Replace Biden
Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued a statement this afternoon on the announcement that President Joe Biden is dropping out of the presidential race. Whitmer continues to say that she is not going to run...
Jul 21, 2024
U.P. Congressman Bergman Calls On Biden To 'Resign Immediately'
Upper Peninsula Congressman Jack Bergman is responding to President Biden's decision to drop out of the race. Bergman says that Biden should resign immediately. His statement, posted originally on X S...
Jul 21, 2024
BREAKING NEWS: President Biden Drops Out Of Race; Endorses VP Harris
Photo Courtesy of the White House President Biden is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. This comes after Democratic leaders for weeks have expressed concerns about the 81-year-old's mental fi...
Jul 21, 2024
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Local News from the RRN News Center
Ishpeming Girls Basketball Wins Second State Title In Three Years
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Marquette County Not Pursuing State Disaster Assistance
Mar 20, 2026
Michigan DNR Assessing Damage From Blizzard In Parks, Forests
Mar 20, 2026
Iron Industry Museum Closed; Heavy Snow Damaged Roof
Mar 20, 2026
STORM STORIES: Marquette Utility Handled Blizzard Well
Mar 20, 2026
Two-Year-Old Boy Found Dead In Ironwood Township Home
Mar 20, 2026
One Person Dead, Three Injured In Pembine House Fire
Mar 20, 2026
Red Cross Asking For Blood Donations After Blizzard Cancelations
Mar 19, 2026
Six Grants Coming To U.P. For America 250th Anniversary Programs
Mar 19, 2026
