Category Archives: News

U.S. Senate Passes Peters Legislation Protecting Veterans Burial Rights
The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed U.S. Senator Gary Peters' (MI) bipartisan legislation to ensure military families can continue to be laid to rest together in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...
Jack Hall May 02, 2024

Bergman Bill To Delist Gray Wolf As Endangered Species Passes U.S. House
This week, the Trust the Science Act, a bill that Upper Peninsula Representative Jack Bergman cosponsored, passed the House of Representatives. The legislation will permanently delist the gray wolf in...
Jack Hall May 02, 2024

Michigan National Guard To Help Improve Wilderness State Park
A series of construction projects, executed in partnership between the Michigan Army National Guard and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, will occur at Wilderness State Park from May 3 to ...
Jack Hall May 02, 2024

Escanaba To Hold Informational Meeting On Water, Wastewater Projects
Informational meetings will be held on the first Wednesday of every month at Escanaba City Hall. City Staff, C2AE Engineering Staff, and Contractors will be providing information and be available for ...
Jack Hall May 01, 2024

One Man Dead, Two People 'Severely Injured' In Crash Near Escanaba
On April 29, 2024, at approximately 3:50 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police Gladstone Post, responded to US-2/41 Hwy. near E & K Auto Repair in Wells Twp. for a report of a crash involv...
Jack Hall Apr 30, 2024

Whitmer Wants 5,000 New Infrastructure Workers Trained, Placed In Needed Jobs
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Directive 2024-1 to help train 5,000 new infrastructure workers, who will each earn an industry-recognized certificate or credential or receive on-the-job tr...
Jack Hall Apr 30, 2024

U.P. State Fair Announces Rock Concerts For Friday Night Of Fair Week
The U.P. State Fair is pleased to announce the next two acts in its full line-up of Grandstand entertainment, presented by Island Resort and Casino. On Friday night, Aug. 16, fairgoers can enjoy two r...
Jack Hall Apr 29, 2024

Bay College Student Receives Statewide Early-Childhood Scholarship
Bay College student Teresa Hosier has received the 2024 MIAEYC Brian White Early Childhood Associates Degree Scholarship. The Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children (MIAEYC) selects ...
Jack Hall Apr 28, 2024

Sen. Peters Wants Details On Customs' Searching Phones, Laptops At Border
U.S. Senator Gary Peters(MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, is pressing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for information regarding its use of bo...
Jack Hall Apr 28, 2024

L'Anse To Receive $288,000 To Replace Lead Lines; Rep. Hill Pleased
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) awarded a $288,000 grant to the village of L'Anse for the replacement of lead service lines. This grant, funded by the American R...
Jack Hall Apr 28, 2024

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Local News from the RRN News Center
Longtime Downtown Escanaba Brewpub, Steakhouse Closing In October
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Northern Michigan University Selling Broadband Internet Service For $21 Million
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State Approves $50 Million For Copperwood Mine Project, Infrastructure Upgrades
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Man Suspected Of Stabbing Another In St. Ignace Chared, Identified
Aug 24, 2026
Oconto County Lottery Player Wins $150,000 On Powerball
Aug 24, 2026
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








