Category Archives: News

Construction Stops On Marinette Street Due To PFAS Concerns
Construction on Madison Avenue in Marinette is temporarily on hold after PFAS chemicals were discovered in the groundwater. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is requiring special gaskets f...
Jack Hall Jul 21, 2026

VA Medical Center To Hold Health Care Events For Women Veterans
For the first time, the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center is rolling out an enrollment event just for women who served. Led entirely by the VA's all-female outreach and enrollment team, this is a uni...
Jack Hall Jul 21, 2026

Governor Whitmer Signs Michigan FY2027 State Budget Into Law
Today, Governor Whitmer signed her eighth balanced, bipartisan budget into law. The fiscal year 2027 (FY27) budget lowers costs, grows opportunity for Michiganders, protects access to health care, fix...
Jack Hall Jul 21, 2026

Gwinn Man Given 50-75 Years In Prison For Sex With Young Child
Jeffrey Scott Barrett, 43, of Gwinn, was sentenced by Judge Susan Sniegowski of the 51st Circuit Court in Oceana County to 50-75 years' incarceration on four counts of First-Degree Criminal Sexual Con...
Jack Hall Jul 21, 2026

Former Corrections Officer, Inmate, Charged In Assault Of Another Officer
A former Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) corrections officer has been arraigned on a felony charge after allegedly opening a prison cell door, resulting in the assault of another MDOC correc...
Jack Hall Jul 20, 2026

DNR Spending More Money On U.P. Deer Habitat Projects
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH BILL SCULLON, MDNR Conservation groups, K-12 students and landowners across the Upper Peninsula will improve hundreds of acres of white-tailed deer habitat thi...
Jack Hall Jul 18, 2026 A white-tailed deer on a snowy November day in Marquette County.

Solway Agrees To Stay Temporarily As Marinette Co. Administrator
Marinette County may no longer need to appoint an interim county administrator. County Board Chairman John Guarisco told the Executive Committee that Administrator Kevin Solway has agreed to remain on...
Jack Hall Jul 17, 2026

Cambensy Offically Launches Independent State Senate Run
Former State Representative and candidate for Michigan's 38th District Senate seat, Sara Cambensy, officially turned in her nominating petition signatures today. Cambensy traveled to the Secretary of ...
Jack Hall Jul 17, 2026

Menominee County Judge Makes Ruling In Marijuana Dispute
A Menominee County judge has ruled on several motions in the city's long-running marijuana licensing dispute, dismissing claims brought by Menominee Investments and rejecting most requests from Defend...
Jack Hall Jul 17, 2026

Mike Cox Drops Out Of Michigan GOP Governor's Contest
Former Attorney General Mike Cox dropped out of the Republican primary election for governor on Friday, less than three weeks before theAugust 4th election. Cox cited President Trump's endorsement of ...
Jack Hall Jul 17, 2026

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Local News from the RRN News Center
Memorial Park Dedicated To Recognize Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster
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UPDATE: Two Of Three U.P. Wildfires Started By Lightning Strikes
Oct 18, 2026
Plea Bargain Expected In Drowning Death Of Marinette Teenager
Oct 18, 2026
UPDATE: Three U.P. Wildfires Still Burning Deep Underground
Oct 18, 2026
Renovatons, Expansion Continue At Sault Ste. Marie Hospital
Oct 18, 2026
U.P. State Police Sergeant Named 'Negotiator Of Year'
Oct 18, 2026
DNR Reclassifies Three U.P. Wildfires As 'Rugged Terrain Complex'
Oct 17, 2026
Manistique Man Accused Of Firing Gunshots At Vehicles
Oct 17, 2026
NRC Changes Fish Regulations For Two Upper Peninsula Lakes
Oct 15, 2026








