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Governor Whitner Signs FY2026 State Budget Into Law; Totals $81 Billion
Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed her seventh balanced, bipartisan budget into law. The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) budget secures sustainable, long-term funding to fix Michigan's state and local ro...
Oct 07, 2025
Northern Michigan Wildfire Now 95 Percent Contained; Burning Not Recommended
A half-inch of rain overnight helped firefighters make headway on the Benzie Road Fire near Houghton Lake, which is now about 95% contained. Michigan Department of Natural Resources fire crews were us...
Oct 07, 2025
Young Northern Michigan Lawmaker Working To Add More Turning Point Chapters
State Representative Parker Fairburn has announced a campaign to launch Turning Point U-S-A chapters across northern lower Michigan and the U-P. The eastern U-P Republican says he was inspired by help...
Oct 07, 2025
Sault Tribe Of Chippewa Release Half Million Fish Into U.P. Waterways
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIIEW WITH SOO TRIBE CHAIRMAN AUSTIN LOWES The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians conducted its annual walleye and whitefish stocking efforts this summer in the ...
Oct 07, 2025
Gordon Lightfoot Tribute In Escanaba To Commemorate Fitzgerald Sinking
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH PERFORMER MIKE FORNES The Gordon Lightfoot Tribute will be held inside Bay College's Besse Theater on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. ET. This concert experience, part o...
Oct 07, 2025
Michigan Ambulance Service Operators Upset With New State Budget
CLECK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH RENEE GRAY, KINROSS EMS In response to Gov. Whitmer and Michigan legislators abandoning essential EMS funding in the final Fiscal year 2026 budget approved Fri...
Oct 07, 2025
DNR Firefighters Battling 85-Acre Wildfire In Northern Lower Michigan
Michigan DNR firefighters are working near Houghton Lake in Roscommon County to contain a wildfire burning since Sunday afternoon near the Roscommon State Forest Area. The fire was reported early Sund...
Oct 06, 2025
State Rep. Bohnak Applauds $3 Million In Budget For Sawyer Regional Airport
State Rep. Karl Bohnak on Monday applauded a $3 million appropriation for the Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport that was includced in the new state budget. The airport, with the code "MQT" annually se...
Oct 06, 2025
Michigan Community College Group Pleased With Newly-Passed State Budget
Brandy Johnson, President of the Michigan Community College Association, today released the following statement regarding the FY 2025-26 State Budget and Michigan's investment in student success and w...
Oct 05, 2025
NOT GIVING UP: Effort Continues For Copperwood Mine After Budget Exclusion
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH MARTY FITTANTE, INVEST UP InvestUP and community leaders across the Western Upper Peninsula today reaffirmed their commitment to the Copperwood Mine project af...
Oct 05, 2025
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Local News from the RRN News Center
Red Cross Releases Report On Volunteerism In U.P., Wisconsin
Mar 05, 2026
State Giving Away Naloxone To Help Prevent Overdose Deaths
Mar 05, 2026
U.P. Congressman Bergman Introduces Reforestation Legislation
Mar 04, 2026
Attorney General Highlights Consumer Protection Successes
Mar 04, 2026
Two Arrested On Drug Smuggling Charges At Newberry Prison
Mar 04, 2026
Rx Kids Progam For Mothers Expands To All Of Upper Peninsula
Mar 03, 2026
DNR Awards 27 Invasive Species Grants; Five In Upper Peninsula
Mar 03, 2026
Weekend Snowmobile Crash Kills Eastern U.P. Man
Mar 03, 2026
Escanaba's Harbor Tower Evacuated After Early-Morning Fire
Mar 01, 2026
