Category Archives: News

Boat With Five People Board Capsizes; Two People Still Missing
On 6/8/2024 at approximately 12:15pm, troopers from the Calumet Post along with deputies from the Houghton and Baraga County Sheriff's Department were dispatched to an area off of Second Sand Beach fo...
Jack Hall Jun 09, 2024

Home Damaged By Late-NIght Fire In Ishpeming; No Injuries Reported
On Thursday June 6, 2024 at 10:00 pm the Ishpeming Fire Department was paged out for a structure fire on West Johnson Street. When the first unit arrived on scene the house was fully involved with fla...
Jack Hall Jun 07, 2024

New Housing Projects Announced For Schoolcraft, Chippewa Counties
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH MARTY FITANTE, BUILD U.P. InvestUP CEO and Build U.P. President, Marty Fittante is pleased to announce the start of two new housing projects in the Uppe...
Jack Hall Jun 07, 2024

Effort Announced To Contunue Home Health, Hospice Services In Eastern U.P.
Residents and families of Chippewa and Mackinac Counties will benefit from a new community collaboration. MyMichigan Health has partnered with two health care organizations, Residential Home Health Mi...
Jack Hall Jun 04, 2024

Upper Peninsula Man Sent To Prison For Defacing Copper Country Synagogue
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Nathan Weeden, 23, of Houghton, Michigan was sentenced to 26 months for conspiring with other members of a white sup...
Jack Hall Jun 04, 2024

Bay College, Billerud Teaming Up On New Scholarship Opportunity
Bay College and Billerud-Escanaba Mill have joined together to offer a new scholarship opportunity to graduating high school seniors interested in pursuing a two-year Mechatronics and Robotics Degree ...
Jack Hall Jun 04, 2024

VA Medical Center Making Staffing Changes; No Services Being Disrupted
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WUTH JOHN SHEALEY, CENTER DIRECTOR The 2022 PACT Act significantly broadened eligibility for VA benefits and expanded eligibility for healthcare to more Veter...
Jack Hall Jun 04, 2024

Prestin Condemns Nessel's Efforts To Sue Energy Companies Over Climate Change
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH REP. DAVE PRESTIN (R-CEDAR RIVER) State Rep. Dave Prestin signed onto a letter sent to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel condemning her plan to sue Michiga...
Jack Hall Jun 04, 2024

Two People Die In Weekend Marinette County Traffic Crash
A two-vehicle crash in Grover, Wisconsin, on Sunday left two people dead. The Marinette County sheriff says it happened just after one Sunday afternoon in the intersection of County Highways B and W. ...
Jack Hall Jun 04, 2024

Suspect Steals Car, Flees From Police, Gets Arrested With Help From Citizens
Police in Ironwood say they used a stun gun to subdue a stolen car suspect Sunday. Officers say the suspect made off with a car parked at a gas pump of a local convenience store about 11:30 Sunday mor...
Jack Hall Jun 04, 2024

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Local News from the RRN News Center
Ishpeming Girls Basketball Wins Second State Title In Three Years
Mar 21, 2026
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
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