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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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
Former Sault Little League Official Guilty Of Embezzlement
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Prank Call Leads To Large Escanaba Police Response
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Man Arrested After Assault, Standoff That Closed M-35
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Embers Credit Union Breaks Ground On New Escanaba Facility
Oct 29, 2026
UPDATE: M-35 South Of Escanaba Re-Opens After Police Probe
Oct 28, 2026
UPDATE: Negaunee-Area Wildfire Grows; Still 'Well-Contained'
Oct 28, 2026
Alleged Drunk Driver Arrested After Crash In Delta County
Oct 28, 2026
Marinette County Man Gets 181 Years In Prison For Child Sex Crimes
Oct 27, 2026
Home Damaged, Dog Dies In Early-Morning Marquette Fire
Oct 27, 2026
