Category Archives: News
Marquette's Beacon House Receives $50,000 State Grant For Infant Care
The Steve Mariucci Family Beacon is excited to announce that they have been awarded $50,000 from the Michigan Endowment Fund as part of their Maternal & Infant Health Initiative. The organization ...
Aug 03, 2024
Police Searching For Missing Woman In Schoolcraft County
Troopers and detectives with the Michigan State Police Manistique Outpost and Gladstone Post are currently investigating a report of missing person. Investigators are requesting the assistance from th...
Aug 03, 2024
Michigan DNR Urges Safety In Lakes, Rivers, As Hot Weather Continues
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH DNR PARKS CHIEF PAT WHALEN Summer is in full swing, and the water is the place to be! Though there are many ways to enjoy Michigan's waterways - swimming, fish...
Aug 03, 2024 Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area, Summer 2019
Photos taken by Tyler Leipprandt in cooperation with the MI DNR. Credit goes to Tyler Leipprandt and Michigan Sky Media LLC.
U.P. Congressman: Remove Penalties For People Who Refuse To Take Census
Upper Peninsula Congressman Jack Bergman introduced the American Community Survey (ACS) Choice Act, a bill which prevents Americans from being harassed if they choose to not complete the American Comm...
Aug 03, 2024
Northern Michigan Man Accused Of Starving Horses, Other Farm Animals
Scott Allen Thompson, 56, was arraigned today by a judge in Montmorency County 88th District Court, following an animal cruelty investigation conducted by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources....
Aug 02, 2024
Charges Laid Against Five People In Connection With DeMay Sextortion Scam
CLICK TO LISTEN TO FRIDAY'S NEWS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING CHARGES U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten on Friday announced the unsealing of a federal indictment charging five U....
Aug 02, 2024
Waterfront Art Festival Set For Saturday In Escanaba's Ludington Park
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH HEATHER GRIMES, BONIFAS ART CENTER The annual Waterfront Art Show happens this Saturday in Escanaba, sponsored by the Bonifas Arts Center. Heather Grimes is Ev...
Aug 02, 2024
Michigan Senators Celebrate Approval Of $450 Million To Build New Soo Lock
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) secured the $450 million in federal funding included in the Fiscal Year 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Ac...
Aug 02, 2024
Markkanen: U.P. Border Businesses Will Be Hurt By Supreme Court Decision
State Rep. Greg Markkanen on Wednesday issued the following statement after a Michigan Supreme Court ruling that will raise the minimum wage, and eliminate the tip credit for servers, bartenders, and ...
Jul 31, 2024
Nessel, LIberal Groups Praise Supreme Court Decision On Minimum Wage
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel praised Wednesday's Michigan Supreme Court opinion (PDF) in Mothering Justice et al v Nessel and State of Michigan, which struck down the Michigan Legislature's 2...
Jul 31, 2024
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Local News from the RRN News Center
Pro-Mining Group Launches Coalition To Promote Copperwood Project
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Man Suspected Of Stabbing Another In St. Ignace Chared, Identified
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Oconto County Lottery Player Wins $150,000 On Powerball
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Agate Falls Scenic Site To Re-Open In September; ORV Trail Remains Closed
Aug 22, 2026
Northern Michigan Man Indicted For Impersonating Coast Guard Officer
Aug 22, 2026
Teenager Charged With Attempted Murder After St. Ignace Stabbing
Aug 22, 2026
M-DOT Planning For Major Upgrade Of Portage Lift Bridge
Aug 21, 2026
Michigan Ag Director Announces New Grants At U.P. State Fair
Aug 21, 2026
Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist Visits Upper Peninsula State Fair
Aug 21, 2026
