Category Archives: News

UPCAP Offering 'Powerful Tools For Caregivers' On-Line Workshops
Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a 6-week online workshop, designed for the non-professional, informal family caregiver, will be held on Wednesdays, March 22 through April 26, 2023 from 2-3:30 pm EST, w...
Jack Hall Feb 07, 2023

Closures Planned At Some Michigan State Parks, Campgrounds This Summer
A handful of locations throughout Michigan's state parks and recreation system will temporarily close this summer and fall, but for good reason: road reconstruction, historic preservation, upgraded el...
Jack Hall Feb 07, 2023 PJ Hoffmaster State Park, summer 2022. Photos taken by Tyler Leipprandt in cooperation with the MI DNR. Credit goes to Tyler Leiprandt and Michigan Sky Media LLC.

DNR Writes Tickets To I-500 Snowmobilers; No Major Incidents Reported
On Friday and Saturday, Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers ran patrols over hundreds of miles of snowmobile trails, making contacts with nearly 800 sledders over the 54th-a...
Jack Hall Feb 07, 2023

Two Michigan Lottery Players Win $1 Millon In Monday's Powerball
Two lucky Michigan Lottery players won $1 million in Monday night's Powerball drawing The players each matched the five white balls drawn Monday night - 05-11-22-23-69 - to win a $1 million prize. One...
Jack Hall Feb 07, 2023

Wisconsin Man Arrested After High-Speed Chase In Iron Mountain
A 24-year-old Pembine, Wisconsin, man was arrested on Monday after leading police on a high-speed chase in both the Upper Peninsula and northerm lower peninsula. Iron Mountain Police tried to pull the...
Jack Hall Feb 07, 2023

Toddler Playing With Lighter Sets Escanaba Apartment On Fire
A toddler playing with a lighter set an apartment on fire Monday evening in Escanaba. Escanaba Public Safety says the call came in at 5:30 to come to the Sand Hill Town House apartments, and when offi...
Jack Hall Feb 07, 2023

Governor Whitmer, Democrats Announce Details Of Tax Cut Plan
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, and Speaker Joe Tate rolled out the Lowering MI Costs Plan, which will deliver the largest tax break to Michiganders indecades. The pla...
Jack Hall Feb 06, 2023

Michigan Tech University Kicks Off Winter Carnival On Wednesday
Michigan Technological University serves up "Tasty Foods for Wintry Moods" at its 101st Winter Carnival this Feb. 8-11. The region's largest seasonal festival fires up Wednesday, Feb. 8, as students c...
Jack Hall Feb 06, 2023

Mental Health Expert To Join Stabenow At State Of Union Speech
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today announced that her guest for the 2023 State of the Union address will be Bob Sheehan, the CEO of Community Mental Health Association of Michigan. Sheehan lead...
Jack Hall Feb 06, 2023

Michigan Veteran To Be Peters' Guest At State Of Union Speech
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) today announced that Kevin Hensley - an Air Force veteran, BurnPit360 Advocate and Veterans of Foreign Wars National Legislative Committee Member, State of Michigan - wil...
Jack Hall Feb 06, 2023

Escanaba, MI, USA
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Marquette, MI, USA
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Local News from the RRN News Center
Michigan 'Pothole Payback' Contest Begins; Highlights Vehicle Damage
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UP Construction Council Taking Applications For Summer Camp
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Michigan's New Fishing Season Sees U.P. Regulation Changes
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Gogebic County Sheriff Gives Update On Death Of 2-Year-Old Boy
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Ishpeming Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
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UPPCO Getting Ready, Stresses Safety, As Ice Storm Approaches
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Michigan DNR Welcomes Reports Of Dead Fish As Spring Begins
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Man Sentenced To 25-40 Years In 2023 Attack On U.P. State Police Post
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